Almost 4,000 lightning strikes in just 15 minutes off the Southwest Florida coast
Forecast currently expecting a weakening trend with this rain later tonight as it slides down the coast to Southwest Florida. Lingering rain still possible this evening and overnight.
Another chance of rain Thursday morning with a cold front.
Last year, the U.S. saw a total lightning count of over 242 million bolts, with Florida seeing a significant amount of those strikes.
Vaisala Xweather released its Annual Lightning Report, detailing the effects of lightning across the globe and the most lightning-prone U.S. metropolitan areas.
“2023 set a record for the number of billion-dollar weather disasters in the United States. By year-end, 19 of the 28 events with losses exceeding $1 billion were attributed to severe storms.
Severe weather can also be life-threatening, especially without the right safety measures in place,” Samuli Hänninen, Head of Vaisala Xweather said.
Lightning is a giant spark of electricity in the atmosphere between clouds, the air, or the ground. It is caused by imbalances between storm clouds and the ground, or within the clouds themselves.
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