Watching the storms

[The PIT]

Now the first link I've considered inaccurate for some time.

http://www.meteorologica.co.uk/FreeData/freedata_lightning.asp

The second one confirms it

http://www.nowcast.co.uk//lightning/index.htm

Note the missing storms from the first one.

[Tjalfe]

looks like they missed a few.. you live there, how much lightning is there to see?

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[The PIT]

That first one places them too far north and too far west. I guess they've got the lat and longitude set incorrectly.
Explains why in the past they showed a storm over us and nothing was happening.

There was a moderate one near us but I've lost track of it.

[Tjalfe]

Hmm.. the first one has the squelch up a fair bit higher than the second, hence it would be less sensitive and not pick up false lightning, if there is such

[The PIT]

Very little lightening the storm has now passed us. looks like most is still too the south of us.