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Filter cloud flashes
Use Ground mode when storms fill the map.
A lightning tracker app for nearby storm awareness.
Use Lightning Alerts to track live detected strikes, storm movement, and nearby alerts on iOS and Android.
Mobile lightning tracking.
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.
Live detected strikes
Track sensor-detected lightning activity in a simple mobile app.
Strike details
Open a strike to review available age, distance, direction, type, strength, polarity, and street context.
Nearby alerts
Use current-area and saved-place alerts for places that matter to you.
Lightning tracker app answers
Short answers for people comparing lightning tracker apps.
What is Lightning Alerts?
Lightning Alerts is a focused lightning tracker for iOS and Android. Open the map without creating an account to see recent ground-reaching and intracloud strikes, radar context, and nearby alerts.
What makes Lightning Alerts different?
Ground mode filters cloud flashes when you want to focus on ground-reaching strikes. Open any available strike details to check age, distance, direction, type, strength, polarity, and street context.
Can I monitor my current area and a saved place?
Yes. Turn on alerts for your current area or one saved place. Notifications return you to the live map when nearby activity changes.
Why people use Lightning Alerts
A lightning tracker app built for quick outdoor and travel decisions.
Plan around changing conditions
Check detected strike activity before outdoor plans, routes, and stops.
See storm activity sooner
Use recent lightning activity as one awareness signal while weather changes nearby.
Keep important places covered
Monitor your current area and a saved place with mobile alerts.