Ball Lightning

[Localonthe8s]

I've heard about this before. Does it really exist and how can this kind of lightning form? I think that would be a neat sight to see if lightning really did strike in that kind of form

[phw115wvwx]

I've heard about this before. Does it really exist and how can this kind of lightning form? I think that would be a neat sight to see if lightning really did strike in that kind of form

Very little is known about this phenomenon as it's so rare and unpredictable.  It's possible that ball lightning really doesn't exist and is caused by something else that can't be explained yet.  There are plenty of stories about it, but nothing has ever been truly documented that would make sense scientifically.

[Localonthe8s]

i haz The Handy Weather Answer Book and there was a small section about that.

[P71nnacle]

It actually does exist....I've seen it before, as a manifestation of bead lightning. It's strange and really catches your eye, because the separate beads kind of split the bolt up. A few of them flickered about a half-second before the rest of the bolt. It is believed that bead lightning and ball lightning are connected by more than simply being lightning. The stories about the balls flying through windows and such are probably wives' tales, but I think bead and ball lightning are connected, and I will swear upon my TWCToday account that I've seen bead lightning on several occasions.

[Trevor]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_lightning

It exists.