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Lightning punctuated the sky above the Florida Keys on Friday, October 22, as the National Weather Service (NWS) forecast continued showers over the weekend.This timelapse footage, posted to ...
The NWS had also issued a warning for strong storms and lightning for the surrounding area on May 28. Credit: Greg Furstenwerth via Storyful Lightning Flashes Over Florida Keys [Video]
Striking satellite footage shows lightning flashing as Tropical Storm Idalia approaches Florida. The storm is forecast to hit the Sunshine State by Wednesday morning (30 August), after ...
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]
August 24—United States—As Hurricane Andrew passed over the northern Florida Keys it downed 17 miles (27 km) of power lines, breaking the wooden poles they were strung on, along a path that was in four feet (122 cm) of water, stretching from the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant southward to the upper Keys. The shallow depth prevented the use of ...
Dramatic footage shows lightning striking inches away from cars in a police car park in Florida. This video, shared by the Lee County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, 16 August, shows how the ...
The presence of fulgurites in an area can be used to estimate the frequency of lightning over a period of time, which can help to understand past regional climates. Paleolightning is the study of various indicators of past lightning strikes, primarily in the form of fulgurites and lightning-induced remanent magnetization signatures. [1]
Lightning created a stunning display over Wallace, Florida, on Sunday, August 7, new footage shows.Video captured by self-described weather enthusiast Treyce Jones shows streaks of lightning ...