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Marylandweather.org Lightning Detection
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Live Java-based Map - Shows you where lightning is occuring, updated once a minute.
• Static Map -
Similar to Java-based map, but shows full range of detection.
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While using our lightning data, please don't pretend that our data is accurate enough to bet your life on. |
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Lightning kills an average of 67 people per year. Please don't become one of them! If you can hear thunder, you're in danger of being struck - see shelter until the storm passes.
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Storm clouds, Silver Spring, MD 7/1/2004
Lightning Facts and Information
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Our Detection System
Our system
consists of two components. First is the Boltek Stormtracker which is a card installed in a PC and an antenna mounted on the roof. Information from the Boltek system is analyzed and mapped using Astrogenic Systems' NexStorm software.
For more Information, please visit the Boltek Website and Astrogenic Systems.
Lightning detection works by listening for identifying noises on the radio spectrum to determine the strength and distance of the lightning strike. The detector uses a series of directional antennas to determine the direction of the lightning. Software then plots it on a map.
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Research/Private
Here are a few non-commercial groups tracking lightning on a national level.
Several commerical organizations provide lightning data, typically for a fee.
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For your safety...
While we believe that our lightning detection equipment is accurate, it is absolutely not guaranteed to be accurate. Use of this data is intended solely for scientific and educational purposes - Do not make decisions that affect life or property based upon it. In a weather emergency, tune to local media or NOAA Weather Radio.
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Weather center - Lightning
Lightning Information 
