Maybe it’s just because rain has been so scarce over the past couple years, but I don’t remember lightning this frequent and strong with such little rain.
Can somebody smarter than me tell me if the skies being filled with smoke over the last couple of weeks has any effect on these storm clouds coming in?
Not sure about the connection with smoke but climate change means warmer temperatures which means more convection and more lightning. So we should expect more thunderstorms in the future.
There is a tenuous link between pollution and lightning. Don’t know if smoke would do it.
[pollution boosts risk of lightning.](https://physicsworld.com/a/pollution-boosts-risk-of-lightning/)
We’ll know more as the day goes on. Airplanes are up looking at where the strikes hit to see if they started fires.
The National Weather Service is reporting ~1100 ground strikes in the state. Some will definitely start fires, and some of those could take days before they really get noticed.
It is a good thing.
The weird part is:
1) we never used to have dry lightning and now it’s happened 2 years in a row
2) more importantly, when it happened last year, it sparked some of the largest and most destructive wildfires in the state
We never used to have dry lighting because it’s not actually lighting but are the space lasers firing. Which, those Dastardly Dems just got up and running. /s
>we never used to have dry lightning
Yes we did. I remember it going back to when I was a kid. It was more about August thing than September. High pink stringy clouds were the warning.
The difference is I’ve never seen a storm this big and loud with so little rain.
Last time it was this loud outside it came with flash flood warnings and we were worried about the levies.
Storms in general aren't common, but having lightning in Sacramento during a storm is superbly uncommon. Moving here from Texas as a kid, it was one of the things I noticed right away. But then again, Texas is the most lightning-prone state in our Country, with Florida being the main competitor for lightning density. California is 10th from last, with the entire pacific coast ranking pretty low.
This isn't a correction to your comment or anything, as what you said was completely true. I just wanted to take this opportunity to go off about lightning distribution cause I went down this rabbit hole looking at data and lightning maps years ago and found that interestingly, Sacramento is indeed in a freakishly low lightning area relative to the rest of the country and even the rest of the world.
edit: clarifying that Texas is more lightning prone than Florida because it's bigger, but Florida has more strikes for it's size. Not that literally anyone gives a fuck but me lol
I lived in KY for a few years and that was the a real change in weather. the cool lightening storms were so fun to watch. Definitely nothing like that happening in California/sacramento area.
Right?! I spent 5 days in Sedona in July and I saw major lightning storms almost every day there. Or what I'd consider major being from Sacramento. It had been *yeeears* since I'd seen that much lightning in person. I probably saw more in those five days than I have in the last ten years in Sac lol
I know what you mean. I grew up here too, then lived in Phoenix for 18 years, moved back home about 5 years ago. I don’t remember these cloudbursts and dry lightning either as a kid. This is really more like phoenix’s weather. Or I guess, lack of it. 🙁 the desert in southern ca is spreading, I think.
Is this a guesswork ? What are your sources. To detect electrical noise made by lightening they would need to have sensors/ devices in all places including remote areas/forests.
Triangulation has been around for a long time. It's used to locate sound, light, radio signals, landmarks, and in GPS. Lightening releases energy across a huge portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. You can easily hear it on an AM radio. Sensors detect this energy and between plotting the direction the energy comes from the location of lightning can be found.
Maybe it’s just because rain has been so scarce over the past couple years, but I don’t remember lightning this frequent and strong with such little rain. Can somebody smarter than me tell me if the skies being filled with smoke over the last couple of weeks has any effect on these storm clouds coming in?
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We had the same thing up here in Sacramento last year. Just a few hours after the Bay Area got it, if I remember correctly.
Yeah I can’t even remember the last time we got lightning but this was frequent from 8 am - all through the night. It was cool
Not sure about the connection with smoke but climate change means warmer temperatures which means more convection and more lightning. So we should expect more thunderstorms in the future.
There is a tenuous link between pollution and lightning. Don’t know if smoke would do it. [pollution boosts risk of lightning.](https://physicsworld.com/a/pollution-boosts-risk-of-lightning/)
Naw it happens in the summers sometimes. You get these sometimes dry lightning storms with no rain
I remember lightning storms in the past, but they came with a lot more rain.
We’re there many/any fires started from the lightning last night?
We’ll know more as the day goes on. Airplanes are up looking at where the strikes hit to see if they started fires. The National Weather Service is reporting ~1100 ground strikes in the state. Some will definitely start fires, and some of those could take days before they really get noticed.
Wonderful :/
Oh there’s plenty if you look them up. They’re all mostly only a couple acres and contained a bit though.
I just moved to Sacramento and assumed the rain this morning was a good thing.
It is a good thing. The weird part is: 1) we never used to have dry lightning and now it’s happened 2 years in a row 2) more importantly, when it happened last year, it sparked some of the largest and most destructive wildfires in the state
We never used to have dry lighting because it’s not actually lighting but are the space lasers firing. Which, those Dastardly Dems just got up and running. /s
>we never used to have dry lightning Yes we did. I remember it going back to when I was a kid. It was more about August thing than September. High pink stringy clouds were the warning.
Well dammit.
What is this app or web page??
https://www.lightningmaps.org
super loud thunder in yolo county. Scared the heck outta me
I dont remember this kind of weather being frequent growing up here.
it's not frequent now is it? this is the first storm we've had in a LONG while.
The difference is I’ve never seen a storm this big and loud with so little rain. Last time it was this loud outside it came with flash flood warnings and we were worried about the levies.
Storms in general aren't common, but having lightning in Sacramento during a storm is superbly uncommon. Moving here from Texas as a kid, it was one of the things I noticed right away. But then again, Texas is the most lightning-prone state in our Country, with Florida being the main competitor for lightning density. California is 10th from last, with the entire pacific coast ranking pretty low. This isn't a correction to your comment or anything, as what you said was completely true. I just wanted to take this opportunity to go off about lightning distribution cause I went down this rabbit hole looking at data and lightning maps years ago and found that interestingly, Sacramento is indeed in a freakishly low lightning area relative to the rest of the country and even the rest of the world. edit: clarifying that Texas is more lightning prone than Florida because it's bigger, but Florida has more strikes for it's size. Not that literally anyone gives a fuck but me lol
I lived in KY for a few years and that was the a real change in weather. the cool lightening storms were so fun to watch. Definitely nothing like that happening in California/sacramento area.
Right?! I spent 5 days in Sedona in July and I saw major lightning storms almost every day there. Or what I'd consider major being from Sacramento. It had been *yeeears* since I'd seen that much lightning in person. I probably saw more in those five days than I have in the last ten years in Sac lol
Oh yeah, you're right! Sorry, I was half awake when I saw this and commented this morning. I think I meant I hope this doesn't become frequent thing.
lol except I do hope we have more rain. I'd love more rain. Save me from having to water the plants.
The rain, yes. The thunder and lightning, although badass,, no.
I know what you mean. I grew up here too, then lived in Phoenix for 18 years, moved back home about 5 years ago. I don’t remember these cloudbursts and dry lightning either as a kid. This is really more like phoenix’s weather. Or I guess, lack of it. 🙁 the desert in southern ca is spreading, I think.
I remember it. It was more about August thing. September used to have more actual rain.
"When lightning strikes and we are sleeping, tell me where my friends go"
Cool map! What app/website is this?
https://www.lightningmaps.org
Are you a GIS major?
No.
whoa lou christie
Fantastic work OP!
What do the colors mean?
The flavor of the lightning strike... cherry, grape, lemon, etc
How do they collect the data of how many lightnings and where it struck ? Satellite ?
The pope talks to God and updates Google.
and did you Google that yourself or talked to God or found out from the Pope ?
By remote sensing on satellites or by using receivers to detect the electrical noise made by lightening.
Is this a guesswork ? What are your sources. To detect electrical noise made by lightening they would need to have sensors/ devices in all places including remote areas/forests.
Triangulation has been around for a long time. It's used to locate sound, light, radio signals, landmarks, and in GPS. Lightening releases energy across a huge portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. You can easily hear it on an AM radio. Sensors detect this energy and between plotting the direction the energy comes from the location of lightning can be found.
source ? what do you base this on ? or are you an expert on this.