Pat Shingleton for May 6, 2008
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The National Lightning Detection Network includes 100 sensors throughout the U.S. that detect electromagnetic radiation from lightning return strokes. The return strokes are transmitted to a central processing center in Tucson, Ariz., and within 30 seconds the data is transmitted, via satellite, to 1,000 locations. These sites include TV stations that transmit the cloud-to-ground strokes to you. The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society reports in 2014 a satellite will be capable of detecting all forms of lightning with high detection efficiency. The sensor will measure total lightning activity in real time to provide a more complete lightning picture, assisting us saving life and property.
Fastcast: Warm, sprinkles.
