Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, September 12, 2017, 1:20 PM
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Bay Area hit with 1,200 lightning strikes
Original post made on Sep 12, 2017
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, September 12, 2017, 1:20 PM
Comments (7)
Posted by Resident
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 12, 2017 at 5:09 pm
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 12, 2017 at 5:09 pm
Any idea why this storm wasn't forecast? TV weather people didn't mention this yesterday morning and my phone didn't show anything other than clouds for the day even after the storm started.
Most people I have spoken with were completely unprepared for this, out on bikes and walking without umbrellas. Lots of stories around the water coolers today!
Posted by Curmudgeon
a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 12, 2017 at 8:33 pm
a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 12, 2017 at 8:33 pm
"Any idea why this storm wasn't forecast?"
It was forecast during the preceding several days by the National Weather Service. Tell your TV weather "forecaster" and your phone to consult them. Or check for yourself at weather.gov/mtr
Posted by Incalculable
a resident of Mountain View
on Sep 12, 2017 at 10:00 pm
a resident of Mountain View
on Sep 12, 2017 at 10:00 pm
How did anyone calculate the number of bolts and strikes? Is making up numbers the same as calculating?
Posted by john_alderman
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 12, 2017 at 10:26 pm
john_alderman is a registered user.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 12, 2017 at 10:26 pm
john_alderman is a registered user.
@Incalculable - Technology. Thing that weren't calculable or countable become so. NWS gets lightning data from the National Lightning Detection Network, and NOAA’s recently launched GOES-16 Lightning Mapper satellite.
Web Link
Posted by Trooper
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Sep 13, 2017 at 11:59 am
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a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Sep 13, 2017 at 11:59 am
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My husband biked home to Palo Alto from his job in San Jose in that storm. He arrived soaked, but he said the "light show" was spectacular.
Posted by Richard Stolee
a resident of College Terrace
on Sep 13, 2017 at 6:39 pm
a resident of College Terrace
on Sep 13, 2017 at 6:39 pm
The computer models were quite divergent so the weather bureau was reasonably cautious in their forecasts, but they did forecast a slight chance of thundershowers several days prior to the event.
Richard
Richard Stolee's Weatherblog
Posted by Curmudgeon
a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 13, 2017 at 9:37 pm
a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 13, 2017 at 9:37 pm
"NWS gets lightning data from the National Lightning Detection Network."
Near real time lightning strike maps are posted on www.blitzortung.org. Be sure to try the sound feature.
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