There is a companion site that offers the same data and uses a zoomable Google Map for display.įor those interested in more information about Blitzortung, there is a Blitzortung forum in the US at and a public forum. There is a great (and somewhat hypnotic) realtime map for North America where you can see real-time strike info, and which stations participated in the location of that strike. GPS-time and uses that to locate strikes.
The Blitzortung networks members build (from kit parts) the detector which monitors H-field (and now can do E-field) emissions from lightning strikes, and has a set of servers in Europe to correlate the Time-Of-Arrival at detectors v.s. This story was reported from Los Angeles.Lightning Maps Courtesy of hobbyist lightning detection network.ĭata supplied by Blitzortung network members using their home-built Blitzortung hardware. Viasala has been reporting and detecting lightning for nearly 40 years. Monitoring lightning in real-time and analyzing long-term trends is essential for protecting life and property and understanding changes to our climate," Vagasky concluded. Lightning can start wildfires, cause power outages, and damage infrastructure. Lightning strikes can cause serious damage to wind turbines. RELATED: Dangerous snowstorm paralyzes Buffalo, western New YorkĪccording to Vaisala, wind turbines can trigger lightning when winter storms move overhead. FOX Weather's Max Gorden joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow live from Buffalo with the latest.Ī wind farm south of Buffalo, New York, saw more lightning in 28 hours than in the first 10 months of 2022, and wind turbines downwind from the Great Lakes saw more than 1,100 lightning events in just three and a half days. The historic blizzard that struck Buffalo has left a lasting impact.
21, 2022, which brought up to 80 inches of snow, and thus, an unusual amount of lightning.ĭeath toll continues to rise in Buffalo after historic snowstorm
Buffalo, New York snow storm triggers lightningĪ major lake-effect snowstorm hit the Eastern Great Lakes between Nov. The eruption was the largest in over 100 years and produced global tsunamis that caused damage to the Kingdom of Tonga and other Pacific states. THUNDERSTORM Tracker - Lightning Map Thunderstorm tracker and lightning map. Currently, there are more than 100,000 Alexa skills available, which let you control the best smart home devices, order pizza, play trivia games, listen to the news and weather, shop online and. RELATED: Mean Mother Nature: Top 5 extreme forces of nature in 2022Īt the peak of the eruption, half of all global lightning was concentrated around the volcano – the greatest concentration of lightning ever detected - more than 25,500 lightning events in just six minutes. 16, 2022, triggered over 600,000 lightning events and nearly 400,000 lightning events in just six hours. The eruption of the Hunga Volcano in the Pacific Ocean between Dec. Some new low-water marks surpassed records from the 1960s, with water levels in Memphis, Tennessee, dropping so low in mid-October that barges became stranded. In 2022, exceptional drought, exacerbated by an 11% decrease in lightning over the basin, resulted in the river’s lowest water levels in decades. The Mississippi River basin receives up to 60% of its yearly rainfall from thunderstorms. Lack of thunderstorms dried up North America’s largest river The state of Florida also secured the top spot in the United States for total lightning density, with 285 lightning events per square mile, an increase of 27% compared with 2021. Just two miles west of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, Four Corners saw 1,229 lightning events per square mile in 2022 - the highest density of lightning of any community in the country. Top 10 states by lightning count in 2022:įour Corners, Florida was lightning capital in 2022įour Corners took the top spot from the 2021 Lightning Capital, Flatonia, Texas. RELATED: Lightning blamed for 2 house fires in Fort Worthįlorida had the second-highest number of strikes with more than 18 million events, followed by Louisiana, Oklahoma and Mississippi. Texas was state with most lightning in 2022ĭespite the Lone Star State’s decrease in lightning activity in 2022, it continued its run as the number-one state for lightning with more than 27 million lightning events.Īnd while it secured the top spot, its total count dropped significantly from the 41 million events recorded in 2021, Vaisala noted.
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