Lightning Cast V1 vs V2

LightningCast version two highlighted an area of towering cumulus as having a greater probability of producing lightning when compared to version one (30% vs 10%). Later on, version one caught up with version two, highlighting the same area, with both versions increasing to 70% (not pictured). However the signal showed up well in version two about 20 minutes ahead of version one.

 Figure 1: GOES flash extent density, 1-min lightning plot, cloud phase distinction, and Lightningcast v1 (left)/ lightning cast v2 (right). Valid at 1930 zulu

Figure 2: GOES flash extent density, 1-min lightning plot, cloud phase distinction, and Lightningcast v1 (left)/ lightning cast v2 (right). Valid at 1950 zulu.

-WXboi