Some subsequent strokes may carry along the edge of the expanding plasma column, created by the previous discharge, others can fall also outside it. Each of the described discharges creates around itself a huge electromagnetic field.
Katika Ukweli, kuna ni umba kila baada ya baadae kiharusi safu ya ziada kupanua plasma ndani ya awali, na kwa mbali si wote ni senta. Baadhi ya stroke baadae huweza kubeba pamoja makali ya safu ya kupanua plasma, unaotokana na kutokwa uliopita, wengine wanaweza kuanguka nje pia yake.