OK, found a good site. Lightning can actually go MUCH MUCH further than 10 miles, one notable lightning bolt traveled 110 MILES!!
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Originally Posted by Lightning Facts and Myths Website
The average lightning bolt is 6-8 miles long and can easily travel 25 to 40 miles horizontally prior to turning downward toward the ground. In October 2001, the visual lightning detection system measured a single bolt that traveled from Waco to Fort Worth and then Dallas, Texas – a total distance of more than 110 miles.
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