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19 Mar 2024 - 07:43 UTC

GOES-East Mesoscale view - Geostationary Lightning Mapper at 37°N - 86°W - Barren County, KY

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Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0708 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0708 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0709 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0709 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0710 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0710 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0711 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0711 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0712 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0712 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0713 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0713 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0714 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0714 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0715 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0715 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0716 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0716 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0717 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0717 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0718 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0718 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0719 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0719 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0720 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0720 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0721 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0721 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0722 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0722 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0723 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0723 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0724 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0724 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0725 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0725 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0726 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0726 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0727 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0727 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0728 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0728 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0729 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0729 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0730 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0730 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0731 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0731 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0732 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0732 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0733 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0733 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0734 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0734 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0735 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0735 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0736 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0736 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0737 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0737 UTC
legend for Global Lightning Mapper Flash Extent Density - flashes per five minutes

GLM Flash Extent Density over Band 13 is the number of lightning flashes that occur within a grid cell over a given period of time. FED was the first GLM product routinely available to weather service forecasters. The FED product is the best single metric to convey both the quantity and extent of lightning activity. It is useful for both storm trending applications and to depict geographic coverage.

In the FED13 visualization, GLM is superimposed on infrared Band 13 rendered in gray scale.

GLM data is produced between 54°N and 54°S.

• For more details, see the Geostationary Lightning Mapper Quick Guide, (PDF, 1.98 MB)