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Assessment
  A Distant Severe Thunderstorm
Strike Age Color Key
Lightning Map
Storm Strength Color Key
Thundershowers Thunderstorms Strong Thunderstorms
Storm Cell Analysis
4 Storms Detected.
Distant (87-123 mi.) Strong Thunderstorm to the Southwest at 236° (3.25 strokes/min/degree, energy = 96%, severity = 81, CG% = 60%)
Distant (197-296 mi.) Thundershower to the West-Southwest at 253° (0.36 strokes/min/degree, energy = 72%, severity = 23, CG% = 65%)
Distant (226-321 mi.) Strong Thunderstorm to the West at 270° (0.79 strokes/min/degree, energy = 93%, severity = 61, CG% = 41%)
Distant (101-152 mi.) Thundershower to the West at 260° (0.47 strokes/min/degree, energy = 78%, severity = 13, CG% = 59%)
Lightning Rates
Flash Rate:
79 /minute
Stroke Rate:
110 /minute
Noise Rate:
29 /minute
Flashes in the last 60 minutes Strokes in the last 60 minutes Current Information
Total Flashes 2240 Total Strokes 3172 Current Storms 5
+ Cloud to Ground Flashes 175 + Cloud to Ground Strokes 204 Number of Red Alerts 0
- Cloud to Ground Flashes 858 - Cloud to Ground Strokes 1462 Number of Yellow Alerts 8
+ Inter/Intra Cloud Flashes 633 + Inter/Intra Cloud Strokes 830 Flash Rate Trend 27.4 %
- Inter/Intra Cloud Flashes 574 - Inter/Intra Cloud Strokes 676 Stroke Rate Trend 27 %
Strong Flashes 1 Ratio of Strokes per Flash 1.39 Detection Rate Trend 27 %
Daily Counts
All Flashes 11007 All Strokes 15311 Peak Flash Rate 79 /min @ 15:47:58
+ Cloud to Ground Flashes 1159 + Cloud to Ground Strokes 1323 Peak Strong Flash Rate 1 /min @ 15:09:45
- Cloud to Ground Flashes 4408 - Cloud to Ground Strokes 7323 Peak Stroke Rate 113 /min @ 15:45:54
+ Inter/Intra Cloud Flashes 3549 + Inter/Intra Cloud Strokes 4438 Peak Noise Rate 36 /min @ 15:47:26
- Inter/Intra Cloud Flashes 1891 - Inter/Intra Cloud Strokes 2208    
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