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Assessment
  Some Distant Thunderstorms
Strike Age Color Key
Lightning Map
Storm Strength Color Key
Thundershowers Thunderstorms Strong Thunderstorms
Storm Cell Analysis
1 Storms Detected.
Distant (134-211 mi.) Thundershower to the Southwest at 232° (0.08 strokes/min/degree, energy = 66%, severity = 3, CG% = 95%)
Lightning Rates
Flash Rate:
7 /minute
Stroke Rate:
6 /minute
Noise Rate:
2 /minute
Flashes in the last 60 minutes Strokes in the last 60 minutes Current Information
Total Flashes 164 Total Strokes 164 Current Storms 3
+ Cloud to Ground Flashes 90 + Cloud to Ground Strokes 90 Number of Red Alerts 0
- Cloud to Ground Flashes 21 - Cloud to Ground Strokes 21 Number of Yellow Alerts 0
+ Inter/Intra Cloud Flashes 37 + Inter/Intra Cloud Strokes 37 Flash Rate Trend 40 %
- Inter/Intra Cloud Flashes 16 - Inter/Intra Cloud Strokes 16 Stroke Rate Trend 40 %
Strong Flashes 0 Ratio of Strokes per Flash 0.86 Detection Rate Trend 40 %
Daily Counts
All Flashes 72 All Strokes 72 Peak Flash Rate 8 /min @ 00:09:43
+ Cloud to Ground Flashes 44 + Cloud to Ground Strokes 44 Peak Strong Flash Rate 0 /min @ N/A
- Cloud to Ground Flashes 7 - Cloud to Ground Strokes 7 Peak Stroke Rate 8 /min @ 00:09:41
+ Inter/Intra Cloud Flashes 15 + Inter/Intra Cloud Strokes 15 Peak Noise Rate 7 /min @ 00:00:15
- Inter/Intra Cloud Flashes 6 - Inter/Intra Cloud Strokes 6    
All Time Records
Record Flash Count 680 /minute @ 20:03:38  on Sunday, August 06, 2017
Record Stroke Count 4224 /minute @ 18:08:55  on Friday, April 24, 2015
Record Noise Count 5812 /minute @ 09:28:47  on Thursday, January 25, 2018
Graph of Activity (if there is current actvity)
South Central U.S. Lightning Forecast