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New data shows Texas saw the highest number of lightning strikes in the U.S. last year.
Global map of lightning frequency--strikes/km 2 /yr. The high lightning areas are on land located in the tropics. Areas with almost no lightning are the Arctic and Antarctic, closely followed by the oceans which have only 0.1 to 1 strikes/km 2 /yr. The map on the right shows that lightning is not distributed evenly around the planet. [5]
The lightning may be too far away to discern individual flashes. Smooth channel lightning is an informal term referring to a type of cloud-to-ground lightning strike that has no visible branching and appears like a line with smooth curves as opposed to the jagged appearance of most lightning channels. They are a form of positive lightning ...
Teague, Texas, was named the lightning capital of the U.S. with over 1,900 occurrences of lightning per square mile in 2024, according to Vaisala, a global technology company.
Lightning illuminated the evening sky over Del Rio, Texas, on May 31 as forecasters warned of severe thunderstorms with pockets of heavy rainfall that moved through south-central Texas.Footage ...
Positive lightning is less common than negative lightning and on average makes up less than 5% of all lightning strikes. [10] A bolt from the blue lightning strike which appears to initiate from the clear, but [clarification needed] the turbulent sky above the anvil cloud and drive a bolt of plasma through the cloud directly to the ground. They ...
A new thunderstorm watch is in effect until 3 a.m. Large hail, lightning and gusty winds will be the main threats. Severe storm watch for possible hail, lightning, wind damage in North Texas ...
There's a mesmerizing new project from an organization called Blitzortung.org that lets you see real-time lightning strikes around the world. It works using a network of volunteers willing to ...