Blake Michaleski
EF4
the outter band that just came across mobile had a tremendous amount of lightning.
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Lightning In Katrina
- Thread starter Saul Trabal
- Start date
Owen Shieh
EF2
Yeah, that sounds about right. Typically, all the dynamics favor tornadoes and lightning in the outer rainbands, rather than under the CDO.
Greg Stumpf
EF5
Re: Andrew
Azure? Most likely, that wasn't lightning, but exploding power transformers. Saw the same thing in Andrew in Louisiana myself.
Andrew Khan
EF5
That's easy to believe, since it's all panic. The outer bands to have lighting and the main tornado threats.
Saul Trabal
EF4
Any websites where I could view lightning discharge info in Katrina?
rdale
EF5
WeatherTAP or http://www.lightningstorm.com
Andrew Khan
EF5
Wow, their really is a lot in this thing! Mainly however, just the bands. Check it out! Their is so much lightning that it takes the shape of the outer bands.
Owen Shieh
EF2
Yeah, and notice that most of the lightning is in the rainbands....NOT in the most intense part of the hurricane (the CDO) around the eye, based on reasons I mentioned earlier.
Susan Strom
EF5
Re: Andrew
When broken up Pacific hurricanes travel north up the Baja Peninsula and import moisture into the Southwestern Monsoon (Arizona), I have also noticed that the lightning with these systems is often azure in color. I would be curious as to an explanation. As I have seen, this seems to occur more frequently in late August and early September, when the Monsoon can be affected by moisture imported by Mexican tropical systems.
When broken up Pacific hurricanes travel north up the Baja Peninsula and import moisture into the Southwestern Monsoon (Arizona), I have also noticed that the lightning with these systems is often azure in color. I would be curious as to an explanation. As I have seen, this seems to occur more frequently in late August and early September, when the Monsoon can be affected by moisture imported by Mexican tropical systems.
