tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post822842213832886847..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Lightning SafetyCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-16084116303750151732012-07-20T23:23:51.975-07:002012-07-20T23:23:51.975-07:00thunderstorm.vaisala.com has a free lightning expl...thunderstorm.vaisala.com has a free lightning explorer. I've used it for years.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268581506990319756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-80079352159214871002012-07-20T08:57:10.118-07:002012-07-20T08:57:10.118-07:00@franzamador
WWLN is exactly what your looking fo...@franzamador<br /><br />WWLN is exactly what your looking for (that's what Cliff uses, AFAIK). <br /><br />But it's a commercial service: you have to pay for a subscription (or run a VLF site then you get the RT data for free). The UW runs a VLF RX and have one of the PIs of the network.<br /><br />There are no free lightning geolocation services (that I know of). It's a (big) business especially for insurance companies and the like.Kevin Purcellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18157202870194603923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-13576959893268943922012-07-19T21:33:32.664-07:002012-07-19T21:33:32.664-07:00I should have read this on Tuesday! We're outs...I should have read this on Tuesday! We're outside Tenino and are in the middle of predicted Thursday night storm right now!Amy L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17013013895577702357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-71933639597546791122012-07-19T15:18:00.363-07:002012-07-19T15:18:00.363-07:00Thanks, JewelyaZ, but those don't look like wh...Thanks, JewelyaZ, but those don't look like what I'm after. From Tuesday's Seattle Times:<br /><br />"Mass heard the growl of thunder and punched up a website that tracks cloud-to-ground lightning. Sure enough, a new plus sign blinked over Puget Sound."<br /><br />I suspect he's reluctant to identify the web site for fear of overloading it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-5021136660524564662012-07-19T13:19:47.927-07:002012-07-19T13:19:47.927-07:00Speaking of lightning, thought many on this blog w...Speaking of lightning, thought many on this blog would find of interest the following spectacular photos and video of the thunderstorms which struck NYC and vicinity on 7/18.<br /><br />Art Davidson<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2175672/Storm-takes-Manhattan-Incredible-pictures-torrential-rain-thunder-HAIL-breaking-citys-triple-digit-heatwave.htmlArt D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00299422145736089157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-48206463433453249222012-07-19T09:00:47.771-07:002012-07-19T09:00:47.771-07:00Cliff,
My grandfather (1866-1957) believed firmly...Cliff, <br />My grandfather (1866-1957) believed firmly that thunderstorms followed rivers. When one threatened (at the farm in Southern Iowa) he would squint at the clouds for a while and then declare "we're gonna get it" or "nope, it'll go around. It's following Skunk River." <br /> Is there any validity to the river-thunderstorm affinity? If so, how come?<br /><br />Bob & Dee Simmons<br />BellinghamClembehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855602996021543051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-63760494070412969402012-07-18T16:39:53.428-07:002012-07-18T16:39:53.428-07:00"Official" position? LOL
Actually, back ..."Official" position? LOL<br />Actually, back east they often said if you could run to your car in two minutes or less then that was safer than staying in any field in any position.<br />These sites might be of interest:<br /><a href="http://webflash.ess.washington.edu/" rel="nofollow">World Wide Lightning Location Network (wwlln.net)</a><br /><a href="http://www.northwesternweather.net/lightning.php" rel="nofollow">Northwestern Weather Network Lightning page</a>JewelyaZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09434569437851248356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-80408087493357638742012-07-18T11:29:12.663-07:002012-07-18T11:29:12.663-07:00Ellensburg has continued to be a crazy lightning s...Ellensburg has continued to be a crazy lightning show every night this week.<br /><br />Just heard thru kvnews that the Yakima Canyon Road is closed due to a mudslide 6 miles south of Eburg as well.<br /><br />We took the canyon road last weekend and were noticing that these storms seemed to be taking a toll with lots of rock debris near the road, etcThompsonizedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13502838763091809393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-67991646869832851862012-07-18T10:34:46.120-07:002012-07-18T10:34:46.120-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.SteveMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404357720827535271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-7813052516658421572012-07-18T09:56:09.502-07:002012-07-18T09:56:09.502-07:00I understand there's a web site that shows the...I understand there's a web site that shows the locations of recent lightning strikes. You've posted screen shots from it. Could you tell us the URL? I couldn't find it through Google, just very low-resolution national maps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-6719168795475452412012-07-18T08:23:07.248-07:002012-07-18T08:23:07.248-07:00Good timely post, Cliff. Thanks!
One clarificatio...Good timely post, Cliff. Thanks!<br /><br />One clarification: When I spoke with you a few years ago about what to do about lightning at my outdoor concert series, I further researched the subject and found that national athletic organizations had done tremendous research in how to protect their charges from during their many outdoor events. <br /><br />The thing about kneeling if you are stuck out in a field without ANY way to get under cover isn't quite right. What they recommend is first taking off all metal on your body (wristwatch, rings, bracelets, etc.) so as to avoid burns when/if you are hit. Second, crouch down so only the front parts of your feet are touching the ground. <br /><br />The goal is to minimize your surface contact with the ground, and kneeling offers too many points.<br /><br />Lastly, put your fingers in your ears to partially protect from the noise, and make yourself as short as possible in that position.<br /><br />The nasty part is that you are not really safe until 30 minutes after the last nearby (like 10 or 20 miles away!) strike, so you have to stay put in your relatively safe spot for that long until you venture forth. A new lightning hit could occur at any time.<br /><br />I haven't looked further in the last couple years and so don't know if there's further evolution of opinion.<br /><br />Thanks again for all you do.Dan Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18067360914772736237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-64680123665797769632012-07-18T08:00:22.302-07:002012-07-18T08:00:22.302-07:00I grew up on the east coast and as you might guess...I grew up on the east coast and as you might guess we had frequent and vivid thunderstorms. My grandfather was once lying in an iron-frame bed back in the 1920s in a small beach cottage at Rockaway Beach on Long island and was sent flying across the room by a lightning strike that came through the window. Yikes!<br /><br />He fared better than the great-uncle in Germany who was struck by lightning while carrying a rake over his shoulder while crossing a farm field...Christina Wilsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02472802098557216513noreply@blogger.com