MADE IN THE USA Lightning Strikes Near You


ThunderBolt® professional-grade storm & lightning detectors detect lightning and track storms from 75-125 miles away!*
Lightning data provided by the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network
*Metric units available-ranges to 120km.
100,000 thunderstorms annually produce over 20 million strokes of unpredictable lightning.
Lightning data provided by the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network
*Metric units available-ranges to 120km.
100,000 thunderstorms annually produce over 20 million strokes of unpredictable lightning.
Depending upon where you live in the U.S., sheer luck plays a greater role than you know in the life or death game of avoiding lightning strikes.
Given the number of strokes that occur within 1500 feet of you in a normal storm season, most people rely on a false sense of security. This color-coded map shows five years (1996-2000) of accumulated cloud-to-ground lightning strikes recorded across the United States by the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network.
Given the number of strokes that occur within 1500 feet of you in a normal storm season, most people rely on a false sense of security. This color-coded map shows five years (1996-2000) of accumulated cloud-to-ground lightning strikes recorded across the United States by the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network.
Click on the color of your area Below!
The color-codes indicate the average number of ground strikes per square mile in a given region. In an average year, the United States experiences 100,000 thunderstorms which produce over 20 million strokes of lightning.
The color-codes indicate the average number of ground strikes per square mile in a given region. In an average year, the United States experiences 100,000 thunderstorms which produce over 20 million strokes of lightning.


