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Assessment
  A Distant Strong Thunderstorm
Strike Age Color Key
Lightning Map
Storm Strength Color Key
Thundershowers Thunderstorms Strong Thunderstorms
Storm Cell Analysis
No Storms Detected Within 250 Miles.
Lightning Rates
Flash Rate:
7 /minute
Stroke Rate:
8 /minute
Noise Rate:
0 /minute
Flashes in the last 60 minutes Strokes in the last 60 minutes Current Information
Total Flashes 101 Total Strokes 107 Current Storms 1
+ Cloud to Ground Flashes 6 + Cloud to Ground Strokes 6 Number of Red Alerts 0
- Cloud to Ground Flashes 67 - Cloud to Ground Strokes 73 Number of Yellow Alerts 0
+ Inter/Intra Cloud Flashes 18 + Inter/Intra Cloud Strokes 18 Flash Rate Trend 75 %
- Inter/Intra Cloud Flashes 10 - Inter/Intra Cloud Strokes 10 Stroke Rate Trend 100 %
Strong Flashes 0 Ratio of Strokes per Flash 1.08 Detection Rate Trend 100 %
Daily Counts
All Flashes 109 All Strokes 115 Peak Flash Rate 8 /min @ 1:10:03 AM
+ Cloud to Ground Flashes 6 + Cloud to Ground Strokes 6 Peak Strong Flash Rate 0 /min @ N/A
- Cloud to Ground Flashes 69 - Cloud to Ground Strokes 75 Peak Stroke Rate 8 /min @ 12:56:56 AM
+ Inter/Intra Cloud Flashes 22 + Inter/Intra Cloud Strokes 22 Peak Noise Rate 3 /min @ 12:45:24 AM
- Inter/Intra Cloud Flashes 12 - Inter/Intra Cloud Strokes 12    
All Time Records
Record Flash Count 921 /minute @ 12:55:18 AM  on Monday, April 11, 2011
Record Stroke Count 3386 /minute @ 7:59:06 PM  on Friday, May 04, 2012
Record Noise Count 1508 /minute @ 12:53:23 AM  on Monday, April 11, 2011
Graph of Activity (if there is current actvity)
South Central U.S. Lightning Forecast