Because this is National Lightning Awareness Safety Week we thought it would be useful to share
a few (of many) resources that offer near real-time lightning strike info. Useful? Yes. Cool. For sure. However, they are NO substitute for always keeping an eye to the sky. More stats and facts about lightning here.

Selected Near Real-Time Data Sources
+ U.S./Canadian Lightning Strike Info
Both national and regional maps.

+ NexStorm
Locations in the North America and Europe (access via map). Also, look for links to detection resources for Australia, Greece, Guatemala, Israel, Japan, Romania, New Zealand, and Venezuela.

+ Vaisala Real-Time Lightning Track (U.S.)
Based on real-time measurements from the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network. Additional functionality available for a fee.

+ Lightning/2000
On this map select various locations (global in scope) to get lighting info.

+ Lightning strike in and around Florida

+ Lightning Info for Upstate New York

+ Strike Map from U.S. Precision Lightning Network (USPLN)

+ Lightning Predictions (3 hr. period) for the U.S.
Select the “Prob. CG ltg” button.

+ 2 hr. Lightning Strike Info
From AccuWeather, using USPLN data. Animated image available. Additional data for a fee.

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