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Lightning Stroke


   Weather TermDescription / Definition
   Lightning Stroke Any of a series of repeated electrical discharges comprising a single lightning discharge (strike). Specifically, in the case of a cloud-to-ground discharge, a leader plus its subsequent return streamer.


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