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GOES-East Mesoscale view - Geostationary Lightning Mapper at 39°N - 82°W - Mason County, WV

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Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0830 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0830 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0831 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0831 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0832 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0832 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0833 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0833 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0834 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0834 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0835 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0835 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0836 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0836 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0837 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0837 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0838 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0838 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0839 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0839 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0840 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0840 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0841 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0841 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0842 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0842 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0843 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0843 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0844 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0844 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0845 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0845 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0846 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0846 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0847 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0847 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0848 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0848 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0849 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0849 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0850 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0850 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0851 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0851 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0852 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0852 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0853 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0853 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0854 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0854 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0855 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0855 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0856 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0856 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0857 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0857 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0858 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0858 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0859 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 29 Jul 2023 - 0859 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)