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Filter cloud flashes
Use Ground mode when storms fill the map.
Use a lightning strike map before plans change.
Review detected strikes, age, and details.
Detected strike awareness.
See it in action
Eight things the live map shows you.
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See what struck
Type, polarity, strength, age, distance, and street context.
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Open from alerts
Nearby strike notifications open back to the live map.
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Cloud or ground
Separate intracloud flashes from ground-reaching strikes.
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Live lightning map
Age colors and closest activity at a glance.
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Radar with lightning
Compare rain movement with nearby strikes.
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Saved-place alerts
Monitor the places you care about.
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Storm strength view
See strike strength distribution, not just dots.
Strike map view
See detected lightning strikes near your current area or a saved place.
Strike details
Open a strike to review available age, distance, direction, type, strength, polarity, and street context.
Location-based alerts
Get notified when detected lightning activity moves near places you care about.
Real-time lightning strike map answers
Short answers about recent detected strikes, map updates, and strike details.
What can the Lightning Alerts lightning strike map show?
See recent ground-reaching and intracloud strikes around your current area or a saved place. Open a strike for available details such as age, distance, direction, type, strength, polarity, and street context.
How does Ground mode make a busy storm easier to read?
Turn on Ground mode to filter cloud flashes and focus on ground-reaching strikes. Switch back to All Strikes when you want the wider storm picture.
Can I get alerts from the lightning strike map?
Yes. Turn on nearby alerts for your current area or a saved place. Notifications take you back to the live map when activity changes around a place that matters to you.
Why people check Lightning Alerts
A simple lightning strike map backed by detected strike data.
Check before going outside
Use the map as an awareness layer before outdoor plans, travel stops, and water activities.
See recent detected strikes
Focus on lightning activity that sensor networks have detected and made available.
Built for mobile decisions
Open the app quickly when conditions are changing nearby.