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Assessment
  A Distant Thundershower
Strike Age Color Key
Lightning Map
Storm Strength Color Key
Thundershowers Thunderstorms Strong Thunderstorms
Storm Cell Analysis
1 Storm Detected
Distant (216-325 mi.) Thundershower to the East at 84° (0.14 strokes/min/degree, energy = 81%, severity = 11, CG% = 91%)
Lightning Rates
Flash Rate:
7 /minute
Stroke Rate:
7 /minute
Noise Rate:
1 /minute
Flashes in the last 60 minutes Strokes in the last 60 minutes Current Information
Total Flashes 165 Total Strokes 166 Current Storms 3
+ Cloud to Ground Flashes 79 + Cloud to Ground Strokes 79 Number of Red Alerts 0
- Cloud to Ground Flashes 48 - Cloud to Ground Strokes 49 Number of Yellow Alerts 0
+ Inter/Intra Cloud Flashes 29 + Inter/Intra Cloud Strokes 29 Flash Rate Trend 16.7 %
- Inter/Intra Cloud Flashes 9 - Inter/Intra Cloud Strokes 9 Stroke Rate Trend 16.7 %
Strong Flashes 0 Ratio of Strokes per Flash 1 Detection Rate Trend 16.7 %
Daily Counts
All Flashes 400 All Strokes 404 Peak Flash Rate 9 /min @ 02:49:10
+ Cloud to Ground Flashes 205 + Cloud to Ground Strokes 205 Peak Strong Flash Rate 0 /min @ N/A
- Cloud to Ground Flashes 101 - Cloud to Ground Strokes 105 Peak Stroke Rate 8 /min @ 00:47:38
+ Inter/Intra Cloud Flashes 69 + Inter/Intra Cloud Strokes 69 Peak Noise Rate 5 /min @ 00:20:49
- Inter/Intra Cloud Flashes 25 - Inter/Intra Cloud Strokes 25    
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