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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Background

 

The lightning images below are updated daily around 7:30–8:30 AM and contain 24-h accumulations of lightning ending at 6 am PDT (5 am PST) each day. These are NLDN cloud-to-ground flashes. Cloud-to-ground lightning flashes are based on a surface detection network. Mouse over each day to view the 24-h cumulative lightning flash maps. Printable versions are at the bottom.

 

National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Flashes

24-h Cumulative
NLDN Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Flashes
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Printable: Yesterday, 2 Day Ago, 3 Days Ago, 4 Days Ago, 5 Days Ago, 6 Days Ago, 7 Days Ago, 8 Days Ago