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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 - 26 May 2023 - 1301 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1301 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1302 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1302 UTC
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Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1303 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1304 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1304 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1305 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1305 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1306 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1306 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1307 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1307 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1308 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1308 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1309 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1309 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1310 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1310 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1311 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1311 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1312 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1312 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1313 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1313 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1314 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1314 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1315 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1315 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1316 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1316 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1317 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1317 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1318 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1318 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1319 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1319 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1320 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1320 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1321 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1321 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1322 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1322 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1323 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1323 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1324 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1324 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1325 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1325 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1326 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1326 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1327 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1327 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1328 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1328 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1329 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1329 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1330 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 26 May 2023 - 1330 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)