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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 - 0349 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0349 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0350 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0350 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0351 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0351 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0352 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0352 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0353 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0353 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0354 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0354 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0355 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0355 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0356 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0356 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0357 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0357 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0358 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0358 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0359 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0359 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0400 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0400 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0401 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0401 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0402 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0402 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0403 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0403 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0404 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0404 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0405 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0405 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0406 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0406 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0407 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0407 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0408 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0408 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0409 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0409 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0410 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0410 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0411 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0411 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0412 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0412 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0413 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0413 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0414 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0414 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0415 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0415 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0416 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0416 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0417 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0417 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0418 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0418 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)