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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the Central Plains and Central Appalachians

Severe thunderstorms producing damaging winds, heavy rainfall, hail and possibly a few tornadoes will continue through tonight across portions of Kansas and Oklahoma. Heavy rainfall will persist across the Central Appalachians through tonight, potentially leading to areas of flooding. The severe weather and heavy rainfall threat will shift into the lower Great Lakes on Wednesday. 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