Ball lightning is usually associated with thunderstorms.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, high-quality sources including National Geographic, Britannica, BBC Science Focus, Eos, and a physics paper on arXiv, all agreeing ball lightning is usually linked to thunderstorms, with noted exceptions.
Sources
- Ball lightning (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/ball-lightning (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://theconversation.com/ball-lightning-exists-but-what-on-earth-is-it-10419 (theconversation.com)
- https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/what-is-ball-lightning (sciencefocus.com)
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/physics/0312122 (arxiv.org)
- https://eos.org/articles/have-you-seen-ball-lightning-scientists-want-to-know-about-it (eos.org)