Obligation to Bless Immediately After Lightning and Thunder
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Question
Is it necessary to bless immediately after hearing the first thunder and seeing the first lightning?
Answer
It is obligatory to bless for every hearing of thunder and seeing of lightning, but when one blesses for the first lightning and thunder, it exempts the rest. Therefore, if one did not bless for the first lightning and thunder, they missed the blessing for that lightning and thunder, and thus it is necessary to bless after hearing the first thunder and seeing the first lightning.
Source
Responsa Noda BiYehuda, Part 1, Orach Chaim 41, Azmera Leshimcha (79-80)