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GOES-West Mesoscale view - Geostationary Lightning Mapper at 39°N - 119°W - Lyon County, NV

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Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0542 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0542 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0543 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0543 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0544 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0544 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0545 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0545 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0546 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0546 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0547 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0547 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0548 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0548 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0549 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0549 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0550 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0550 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0551 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0551 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0552 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0552 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0553 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0553 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0554 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0554 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0555 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0555 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0556 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0556 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0557 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0557 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0558 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0558 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0559 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0559 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0600 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0600 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0601 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0601 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0602 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0602 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0603 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0603 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0604 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0604 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0605 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0605 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0606 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0606 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0607 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0607 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0608 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0608 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0609 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0609 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0610 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0610 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0611 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over IR Band 13 - 19 Mar 2024 - 0611 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)