Lightning Detection Center


Tracking 2 storm cells
Cell ID J-5313 detected at 3:15 AM
from 189.5° at a distance of 213 miles. Storm is weak
and intensifying.
Cell ID F-854 detected at 5:33 AM from 204.9° at a distance of 176 miles. Storm is weak and intensifying.
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Cell ID F-854 detected at 5:33 AM from 204.9° at a distance of 176 miles. Storm is weak and intensifying.
Map Legend
Nexstorm can identify both approximate range and type of lightning. Cloud to Ground is obviously much more dangerous than intracloud. Both show how much energy in a storm cell.
+CG Positive cloud to ground strike |
-CG Negative cloud to ground strike
+IG Positive intracloud strike | -IG Negative intracloud strike
+IG Positive intracloud strike | -IG Negative intracloud strike
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Storm ID Key:
- or + indicates dominating strike polarity. 10 indicates last recorded strike rate. ^ - v indicates if storm is increasing, steady, or decreasing. |