WOW! Once In a Lifetime LIGHTNING STORM! (NO THUNDER!)

This is the strangest lightning storm that I've ever seen in my life. I'm out standing on my deck and it just keeps rolling and rolling, not hitting the ground, like lightning without any thunder?

[@DerpDavid]

Down here in Florida, we call that Heat Lightning. It happens quite frequently here.

[@12maples]

Because the earth is round you can't see a boat more then 9 miles away when you are in the open ocean. You can see lightning further because it is higher then the horizon, but you may not see the bolts if it is too far away only the flahes of light above.

[@kateoconnor6385]

We have had this for a few years now in Iowa...always that purple and it's constant then thunder constant rolling....something changing for sure

[@maryhardwick5808]

beautiful lights from outer space?

[@christopherleubner6633]

They're Heeeeere. 😂

[@carolharrison516]

Yeah Indiana mid state we stopped having yhe real decade or so ago

[@NaultsBalls]

Depending on the conditions it could be heat lightning but I'm no professional

[@franceshurt3517]

we call that sheet lightning not a strange phenomenon in my experience I'm from Oz