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The result is the nearly daily development of clouds that produce thunderstorms. For example, "Lightning Alley"—an area from Tampa to Orlando—experiences an extremely high density of lightning strikes. As of 2007, there were as many as 50 strikes per square mile (about 20 per km 2) per year.
No thunderstorms: 2 Isolated thunderstorms. Lightning is very infrequent, 1–5 cloud-to-ground strikes in a five-minute period. 3 Widely scattered thunderstorms. Lightning is infrequent, 6–10 cloud-to-ground strikes in a five-minute period. 4 Scattered thunderstorms. Lightning is frequent, 11–15 cloud-to-ground strikes in a 5-minute period. 5
Single-cell thunderstorms form in environments of low vertical wind shear and last only 20–30 minutes. Organized thunderstorms and thunderstorm clusters/lines can have longer life cycles as they form in environments of significant vertical wind shear, normally greater than 25 knots (13 m/s) in the lowest 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) of the ...
Ohio has averaged 460,074 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes per year from 1997 through 2012, according to the National Weather Service. ... No place outdoors is safe when thunderstorms are in the ...
So far in 2024, the National Weather Service Kansas City has issued 22 tornado warnings and 136 severe thunderstorm warnings across their service area, from eastern Kansas to eastern Missouri’s ...
Lightning is seen in the sky over the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, Thursday, March 26, 2020. Strong winds and hail are forecast for the area. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) After nearly six ...
[25] you can receive an electrical shock from the lightning. [25] As of 2021, it has been reported that "30-60 people are struck by lightning each year in Britain, and on average, 3 (5-10%) of these strikes are fatal." [26] In 2021, it was estimated that "...one in four people struck by lightning were sheltering under trees." [26]
In late June 2021, a heat dome parked over the West Coast states led to record-shattering temperatures.Seattle hit the 100-degree mark on three consecutive days, peaking at 108 on June 28.