Oh boy. There's a real popper just up river from us!
This map is a tremendous contribution from John WDCX, Member of the ALPB and a Part 15 man who never cries!
Last night while preparing to attend the ALPB Teamspeak Meeting a violent wind storm blew around, the weather service issued a thunderstorm warning.
Usually I shut it off and unplug everything for safety, but bravely logged on for the meeting.
By opening the lightning website I was able to see where the hot spots were all around the area, and reassuringly I was in a clear zone with lightning pops north and east of here, and another big storm over to the west.
The lightning site gave a sense of control and security and I remembered John WDCX as the guy who let us know.
The ALPB... possibly better than Vitamin D.
That's all I need to say. The above posts
say the rest.
Bruce
OH MY GOSH!
I wanted to experiment by doing play-by-play lightning reports to the Nation using the lightning map linked above per WDCX, and there is something HUGE going on involving MOST OF IOWA!
That state is in the midst of a MASSIVE ELECTRICAL STORM with bursts too numerous to report without having a room full of announcers.
POW, POW, POW, POW, POW, POW, POW!!!
It's the 4th of July on Monday June 30th in the middle of a super hot day!
Hope everyone in Iowa makes it safely through.
Popcorn.
That massive popcorn storm I spotted on the lightning website yesterday covering most of Iowa, made its way into the Chicago Tribune when that same storm made its way across Illinois and slammed the Chicago area, causing damage, floodings, and "hundreds-of-thousands without power."
Avoid the lightning map.
The Des Moines Register has 52 photographs proving yesterday's massive storm in Iowa
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/media/cinematic/gallery/11785783/photos-severe-weather-hits-iowa/
The end times.
How will clocks know when to stop?
They are synchronized using a Rangemaster 1000
I'm watching a big line of storms
that are headed in this direction.
The sky is getting dark and it's fun
to watch the lightning on the map.
I am in a safe place.
It's a very well designed map. Very
easy to see.
Bruce
I like to shut down during storms to avoid equipment damage, except when broadcasting network programs I've agreed to send at a specific time.
With thunder in surround sound I was stuck sending a network show and took the gamble that I'd make it through.
The lightning map was my guide, and I notice they've added a feature which makes it even more interesting.
Now there's a speed-of-sound ring that radiates out from the flash showing the approximate path of thunder.
To increase the experience, I also tune an AM radio between stations to hear the POP that precedes everything at the speed of light.
Curiously, although lightning struck all around, our particular location has been undisturbed.
Perhaps lightning is shy when being watched?