Good one! - especially as we've had nothing here (between Sunderland and Durham on the north-east coast of England) and it's a warm and fine evening, if somewhat humid so there may be something coming this way...
Brilliant! Not sure what the green lines are - yet. Had some heavy rumblings about an hour ago followed by a few spots of rain. Seems to have moved South East of us now. (Shropshire)
At the moment near Brighton the sky is opened.. It is fascinating to see what is happening at a split momment. It starts with one discharge and then there is no end. The Belgians are getting a lot of bad weather the last days.
@derek Green lines are the lines to the detection points. Top left is a small configuration option. If you browse the website you can build your own detector and join the club. Btw I am not a member. Building costs of 300euros is a little steep.
Insurancecompanies and police here back home have used that for years to reveal crooks. It is pretty accurate Claus C
Ah - I thought Insurance/lightning would be enough to ring a bell. After a lightningstorm crooks reports to the insurance, that their broken television/stereo or what ever, was struck by lightning and claims money, even the lightning wasnt near their "stuff". There is a accuracy of app. 30 meter in this system to see where the lightning struck - or at least in the system used here back home. So a fall in claims has fallen dramaticly Claus C
I've serviced a lot of equipment with lightning related damage that was not the result of a direct strike. A significant surge on a transmission/distribution line, or even a water pipe, can let the magic smoke out of sensitive electronics. There was never a doubt when equipment received a direct strike since it typically exploded, or resembled the inside of an old BBQ.
