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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Freddy on July 20, 2014, 14:54:12 PM

Title: Real time lightning map
Post by: Freddy on July 20, 2014, 14:54:12 PM
Thought this was cool. I've not looked into how it's done, satellites perhaps ?

There's a lot of storms over Britain at the moment. Looks like Suffolk is being hit today.

http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en (http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en)

Title: Re: Real time lightning map
Post by: Data on July 20, 2014, 15:05:47 PM
Very cool and clever  8)

Title: Re: Real time lightning map
Post by: Snowcrash on July 21, 2014, 17:22:19 PM
I like.  :thumbsup:  8)
Title: Re: Real time lightning map
Post by: DaveMorton on July 21, 2014, 21:14:32 PM
Quote from: Snowcrash on July 21, 2014, 17:22:19 PM
I like.  :thumbsup:  8)
That makes many of us, really. :D

I was out and about yesterday during a VERY intense thunderstorm/flash flood here, so was unable to view it via the lightning map, but I imagine it would have been very thrilling to do so.

As a side note, the street I live on was completely submerged by at least 6 inches of rapidly flowing water just one house away from our property, while the road that I take to get home actually was closed by not only flowing water, but also by nearly a foot of sand/silt that had covered the pavement for about a third of a city block in length. Also, the main street through town became a raging river for about a half hour, covering multiple lanes with water, mud and debris up to two feet deep. :o

And yes, I was OUT in that weather! :D :thumbsup: