Lightning/2000 v4.6.3 NOWcast (Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 8:03:05 PM EDT)

Assessment: A distant severe thunderstorm


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1 storm detected
   distant (212-287 mi.) severe t-storm to the South (5.29 strokes/min/degree, energy = 50%, severity = 348, CG% = 0%)

36 strokes per minute
   149 strokes in past 5 mins. (avg. 29.8/min.)
   262 strokes in past 10 mins. (avg. 26.2/min.)
   521 strokes in past 20 mins. (avg. 26.1/min.)
   841 strokes in past 30 mins. (avg. 28.0/min.)
   1975 strokes in past 60 mins. (avg. 32.9/min.)

28 Flashes per minute
   121 Flashes in past 5 mins. (avg. 24.2/min.)
   210 Flashes in past 10 mins. (avg. 21.0/min.)
   411 Flashes in past 20 mins. (avg. 20.6/min.)
   652 Flashes in past 30 mins. (avg. 21.7/min.)
   1501 Flashes in past 60 mins. (avg. 25.0/min.)

0  Nearby flashes per minute
   0  Nearby flashes in past 5 mins.
   0  Nearby flashes in past 10 mins.
   0  Nearby flashes in past 20 mins.
   1  Nearby flash in past 30 mins. (avg. 0.03/min.)
   1  Nearby flash in past 60 mins. (avg. 0.02/min.)

Energy of 16.5 in the last minute (ratio 46%, squelch = 0)
   Energy of 65.4 in past 5 mins. (ratio 44%, avg. 13.1/min.)
   Energy of 121.7 in past 10 mins. (ratio 46%, avg. 12.2/min.)
   Energy of 250.8 in past 20 mins. (ratio 48%, avg. 12.5/min.)
   Energy of 416.0 in past 30 mins. (ratio 49%, avg. 13.9/min.)
   Energy of 953.8 in past 60 mins. (ratio 48%, avg. 15.9/min.)

5 noises per minute (12.2%)
   21 noises in past 5 mins. (avg. 4.2/min., 12.4%)
   29 noises in past 10 mins. (avg. 2.9/min., 10.0%)
   50 noises in past 20 mins. (avg. 2.5/min., 8.8%)
   75 noises in past 30 mins. (avg. 2.5/min., 8.2%)
   196 noises in past 60 mins. (avg. 3.3/min., 9.0%)


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