Post by BBB on Jun 15, 2015 9:08:10 GMT -5
Been using this free web site when thunderstorms are around. It precisely pin points lightning strikes and superimposes them on google maps. Evidently it utilizes multiple listening stations to do so.
When the site comes up you, will see the US and can click on an area to zoom in just like google maps. Lightning strikes show up as colored dots, red being strikes about an hour old and yellow being more recent. There is an expanding circle that emanates from the strike point in real time that simulates the thunder front moving away from the strike. As witnessed by the crashes I could hear on the radio, there is a 3-5 second delay showing the strike points as their server calculates locations depending on hour many strikes per minute are around. If you don't see local strikes, then zoom out a bit. Be sure to turn on the "stations" button as this will show you where the listening stations are located by the use of green lines collating at the strike points. Super cool effect for weather geeks like me!
Now when thunderstorms are approaching, I load up the web page and can see where lightning strikes are occurring and can stay on the radio a bit longer until the strikes are nearby
Last night there was no one on the radio because it probably sounded real bad, but when I watched the site, I saw the lightning strikes were not really around my area.
Check it out when thunderstorms are in your area:
www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en
When the site comes up you, will see the US and can click on an area to zoom in just like google maps. Lightning strikes show up as colored dots, red being strikes about an hour old and yellow being more recent. There is an expanding circle that emanates from the strike point in real time that simulates the thunder front moving away from the strike. As witnessed by the crashes I could hear on the radio, there is a 3-5 second delay showing the strike points as their server calculates locations depending on hour many strikes per minute are around. If you don't see local strikes, then zoom out a bit. Be sure to turn on the "stations" button as this will show you where the listening stations are located by the use of green lines collating at the strike points. Super cool effect for weather geeks like me!
Now when thunderstorms are approaching, I load up the web page and can see where lightning strikes are occurring and can stay on the radio a bit longer until the strikes are nearby
Last night there was no one on the radio because it probably sounded real bad, but when I watched the site, I saw the lightning strikes were not really around my area.Check it out when thunderstorms are in your area:
www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en
