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Lightning Activity in Columbus, Ohio and Vicinity

Wednesday May 16 2012 16:57 EDT
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Lightning/2000 v4.8.4 NOWcast (Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 4:56:29 PM EDT) Assessment: A distant thundershower No red alerts No yellow alerts 1 storm detected distant (178-278 mi.) thundershower to the East (0.06 strokes/min/degree, energy = 139%, severity = 3, CG% = 14%) 1 stroke per minute 3 strokes in past 5 mins. (avg. 0.6/min.) 3 strokes in past 10 mins. (avg. 0.3/min.) 12 strokes in past 20 mins. (avg. 0.6/min.) 14 strokes in past 30 mins. (avg. 0.5/min.) 33 strokes in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.6/min.) 1 IC stroke per minute: 100.0% of total strokes 3 IC strokes in past 5 mins. (avg. 0.6/min.): 100.0% of total strokes 3 IC strokes in past 10 mins. (avg. 0.3/min.): 100.0% of total strokes 10 IC strokes in past 20 mins. (avg. 0.5/min.): 83.3% of total strokes 12 IC strokes in past 30 mins. (avg. 0.4/min.): 85.7% of total strokes 22 IC strokes in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.4/min.): 66.7% of total strokes 0 +IC strokes per minute 0 +IC strokes in past 5 mins. 0 +IC strokes in past 10 mins. 5 +IC strokes in past 20 mins. (avg. 0.3/min.): 50.0% of IC strokes 5 +IC strokes in past 30 mins. (avg. 0.2/min.): 41.7% of IC strokes 6 +IC strokes in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.1/min.): 27.3% of IC strokes 1 -IC stroke per minute: 100.0% of IC strokes 3 -IC strokes in past 5 mins. (avg. 0.6/min.): 100.0% of IC strokes 3 -IC strokes in past 10 mins. (avg. 0.3/min.): 100.0% of IC strokes 5 -IC strokes in past 20 mins. (avg. 0.3/min.): 50.0% of IC strokes 7 -IC strokes in past 30 mins. (avg. 0.2/min.): 58.3% of IC strokes 16 -IC strokes in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.3/min.): 72.7% of IC strokes 0 CG strokes per minute 0 CG strokes in past 5 mins. 0 CG strokes in past 10 mins. 2 CG strokes in past 20 mins. (avg. 0.1/min.): 16.7% of total strokes 2 CG strokes in past 30 mins. (avg. 0.07/min.): 14.3% of total strokes 11 CG strokes in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.2/min.): 33.3% of total strokes 0 +CG strokes per minute 0 +CG strokes in past 5 mins. 0 +CG strokes in past 10 mins. 1 +CG stroke in past 20 mins. (avg. 0.05/min.): 50.0% of CG strokes 1 +CG stroke in past 30 mins. (avg. 0.03/min.): 50.0% of CG strokes 2 +CG strokes in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.03/min.): 18.2% of CG strokes 0 -CG strokes per minute 0 -CG strokes in past 5 mins. 0 -CG strokes in past 10 mins. 1 -CG stroke in past 20 mins. (avg. 0.05/min.): 50.0% of CG strokes 1 -CG stroke in past 30 mins. (avg. 0.03/min.): 50.0% of CG strokes 9 -CG strokes in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.2/min.): 81.8% of CG strokes 0 CID strokes in past 60 mins. 1 Total flash per minute 3 Total flashes in past 5 mins. (avg. 0.6/min.) 3 Total flashes in past 10 mins. (avg. 0.3/min.) 12 Total flashes in past 20 mins. (avg. 0.6/min.) 15 Total flashes in past 30 mins. (avg. 0.5/min.) 33 Total flashes in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.6/min.) 0 CG flashes per minute 0 CG flashes in past 5 mins. 0 CG flashes in past 10 mins. 2 CG flashes in past 20 mins. (avg. 0.1/min.): 16.7% of total flashes 3 CG flashes in past 30 mins. (avg. 0.1/min.): 20.0% of total flashes 11 CG flashes in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.2/min.): 33.3% of total flashes 0 +CG flashes per minute 0 +CG flashes in past 5 mins. 0 +CG flashes in past 10 mins. 1 +CG flash in past 20 mins. (avg. 0.05/min.): 50.0% of CG flashes 1 +CG flash in past 30 mins. (avg. 0.03/min.): 33.3% of CG flashes 2 +CG flashes in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.03/min.): 18.2% of CG flashes 0 -CG flashes per minute 0 -CG flashes in past 5 mins. 0 -CG flashes in past 10 mins. 1 -CG flash in past 20 mins. (avg. 0.05/min.): 50.0% of CG flashes 2 -CG flashes in past 30 mins. (avg. 0.07/min.): 66.7% of CG flashes 9 -CG flashes in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.2/min.): 81.8% of CG flashes 1 IC flash per minute: 100.0% of total flashes 3 IC flashes in past 5 mins. (avg. 0.6/min.): 100.0% of total flashes 3 IC flashes in past 10 mins. (avg. 0.3/min.): 100.0% of total flashes 10 IC flashes in past 20 mins. (avg. 0.5/min.): 83.3% of total flashes 12 IC flashes in past 30 mins. (avg. 0.4/min.): 80.0% of total flashes 22 IC flashes in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.4/min.): 66.7% of total flashes 0 +IC flashes per minute 0 +IC flashes in past 5 mins. 0 +IC flashes in past 10 mins. 5 +IC flashes in past 20 mins. (avg. 0.3/min.): 50.0% of IC flashes 5 +IC flashes in past 30 mins. (avg. 0.2/min.): 41.7% of IC flashes 6 +IC flashes in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.1/min.): 27.3% of IC flashes 1 -IC flash per minute: 100.0% of IC flashes 3 -IC flashes in past 5 mins. (avg. 0.6/min.): 100.0% of IC flashes 3 -IC flashes in past 10 mins. (avg. 0.3/min.): 100.0% of IC flashes 5 -IC flashes in past 20 mins. (avg. 0.3/min.): 50.0% of IC flashes 7 -IC flashes in past 30 mins. (avg. 0.2/min.): 58.3% of IC flashes 16 -IC flashes in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.3/min.): 72.7% of IC flashes 0 Nearby flashes in past 60 mins. Energy of 1.7 in the last minute (ratio 168%, squelch = 3) Energy of 5.5 in past 5 mins. (ratio 185%, avg. 1.1/min.) Energy of 5.5 in past 10 mins. (ratio 185%, avg. 0.6/min.) Energy of 13.1 in past 20 mins. (ratio 109%, avg. 0.7/min.) Energy of 22.6 in past 30 mins. (ratio 161%, avg. 0.8/min.) Energy of 47.4 in past 60 mins. (ratio 144%, avg. 0.8/min.) 0 noises per minute 2 noises in past 5 mins. (avg. 0.4/min., 40.0%) 7 noises in past 10 mins. (avg. 0.7/min., 70.0%) 13 noises in past 20 mins. (avg. 0.7/min., 52.0%) 20 noises in past 30 mins. (avg. 0.7/min., 58.8%) 48 noises in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.8/min., 59.3%) weatherUSA Lightning Detection System, Columbus, Ohio Lightning/2000 copyright ©2009, Aninoquisi (www.aninoquisi.com)
Daily Summary Text
Lightning/2000 v4.8.4 Summary (Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 4:56:29 PM EDT) Since midnight (1016.5 mins.): Total strokes: 233,870 (avg. 230.1/min.) Intracloud/Intercloud strokes: 194 - 0.1% (avg. 0.2/min.) +IC: 100 - 51.5% (avg. 0.1/min.) -IC: 94 - 48.5% (avg. 0.1/min.) Cloud to ground strokes: 225,132 - 96.3% (avg. 221.5/min.) +CG: 839 - 0.4% (avg. 0.8/min.) -CG: 224,293 - 99.6% (avg. 220.7/min.) Compact Intercloud Discharge: 0 Total flashes: 53,566 (avg. 52.7/min.) Cloud to ground flashes: 53,375 (avg. 52.5/min.) +CG flashes: 239 (avg. 0.2/min.) -CG flashes: 53,136 (avg. 52.3/min.) Intercloud/Intracloud flashes: 191 (avg. 0.2/min.) +IC flashes: 99 (avg. 0.1/min.) -IC flashes: 92 (avg. 0.1/min.) Total nearby flashes: 0 Total noises: 1342 (avg. 1.3/min., 0.6%) Total energy: 171,584 (avg. 168.8/min., 73%, squelch = 3) 3 hours, 27.7 minutes under yellow general alert No red general alerts 9.1 minutes under yellow storm range alert No red storm range alerts 3 hours, 9.3 minutes under yellow stroke rate alert 3 hours, 23.4 minutes under red stroke rate alert 1 hour, 22.4 minutes under yellow ±% stroke alert 37.4 minutes under red ±% stroke alert 1 hour, 24.9 minutes under yellow CG ±% stroke alert 37.4 minutes under red CG ±% stroke alert No +CG ±% alerts 1 hour, 24.0 minutes under yellow -CG ±% stroke alert 37.0 minutes under red -CG ±% stroke alert No IC ±% alerts No +IC ±% alerts No -IC ±% alerts 3 hours, 23.4 minutes under yellow CG stroke rate alert 3 hours, 40.3 minutes under red CG stroke rate alert 0.1 minutes under yellow +CG stroke rate alert No red +CG stroke rate alerts 3 hours, 21.3 minutes under yellow -CG stroke rate alert 4 hours, 12.3 minutes under red -CG stroke rate alert No IC stroke rate alerts No +IC stroke rate alerts No -IC stroke rate alerts No CID stroke rate alerts 5 hours, 52.1 minutes under yellow total flash rate alert 0.3 minutes under red total flash rate alert 4 hours, 7.3 minutes under yellow CG flash rate alert 3 hours, 50.8 minutes under red CG flash rate alert No +CG flash rate alerts 3 hours, 47.6 minutes under yellow -CG flash rate alert 3 hours, 50.3 minutes under red -CG flash rate alert No IC flash rate alerts No +IC flash rate alerts No -IC flash rate alerts No nearby rate alerts 0.0 minutes under yellow energy rate alert No red energy rate alerts Peak stroke count: 3007 at 12:05:48 AM Peak CG stroke count: 3004 at 12:05:48 AM Peak +CG stroke count: 20 at 9:36:19 AM Peak -CG stroke count: 3002 at 12:05:48 AM Peak IC stroke count: 5 at 2:08:35 AM Peak +IC stroke count: 5 at 2:39:19 AM Peak -IC stroke count: 4 at 2:51:53 AM Peak total flash count: 257 at 12:48:48 AM Peak CG flash count: 257 at 12:48:48 AM Peak +CG flash count: 6 at 8:37:01 AM Peak -CG flash count: 256 at 12:48:48 AM Peak IC flash count: 5 at 2:08:37 AM Peak +IC flash count: 4 at 2:08:35 AM Peak -IC flash count: 2 at 2:51:55 AM Peak nearby flash count: 0 Peak CID stroke count: 0 Peak noise count: 178 at 9:36:46 AM Peak energy count: 202 at 12:05:21 AM Peak energy ratio: 882% at 4:33:01 PM Peak signal strength: 226 at 4:33:00 PM Archive data: 2921 daily archive files weatherUSA Lightning Detection System, Columbus, Ohio Lightning/2000 copyright ©2009, Aninoquisi (www.aninoquisi.com)

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