This also has to do with Florida being a popular state for outdoor activities, especially in the summer. This happens so frequently, almost on a daily basis, that Florida receives the most lightning strikes than any other state.Īfter knowing that, it should be no surprise that Florida sees the most people struck by lightning year after year as well. On a normal afternoon, both sea-breezes will move so far inland, they collide and produce larger, longer-lasting and even stronger thunderstorms. However, Florida is unique in the fact we have sea-breezes develop on both coasts. This effort focuses on (i) the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R pseudo-geostationary lightning mapper product, (ii) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s. 7:15 PM 82 F RealFeel Sun 86 RealFeel Shade 86 Air Quality Fair Wind NNW 5 mph Wind Gusts 9 mph Cloudy More Details Current Air Quality Today 6/9 49 AQI Fair The air quality is generally. As temperatures heat up each afternoon, there is a lot of energy for thunderstorms to use up, grow tall and produce excessive lightning.įlorida is not the only place with sea-breeze thunderstorms. Thunderstorms easily develop with plenty of moisture in the atmosphere each day, again thanks to Florida being so far south and surrounded by water. The sea breeze acts as a “mini cold front” and showers and thunderstorms develop along it as it moves inland. This phenomenon is called the sea-breeze and occurs on both coasts. The rising motion of the air over the land pulls in the cooler air from the water to fill the void. The warm air over the land begins to rise high up into the atmosphere while the cooler air over the water sinks. Land heats up quickly compared to the water and temperatures will reach the low 90s by early afternoon. Land temperatures reach the upper 80s and 90s on a daily basis due to us being so far south towards the equator. The research uses processed Lightning Detection and Ranging II (LDAR-II) data from 2013 to 2016 to map the movement of preexisting lightning storms using. Florida’s peninsula is surrounded by water that is relatively cooler than the afternoon temperatures over land. The geographical location combined with the shape of Florida’s peninsula is the number one reason thunderstorms develop almost every afternoon. TAMPA, Fla (WFLA) – Thunderstorms in Florida are not shocking but did you know that Florida is the lightning capital of the United States? Florida, more specifically the corridor between Tampa and Orlando, sees the highest frequency of cloud to ground lightning strikes than any other area in the United States.
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