Lightning Activity
Real-time and recent lightning strikes across the U.S. Use this to make horse-safety calls — bring stock indoors when strikes are detected within 6 miles of your barn or arena.
67,563
strikes nationwide
Michigan
27,198 strikes
NOAA GOES-19 GLM
Geostationary Lightning Mapper
Live Strike Map
0–5 min
5–30 min
30–60 min
Auto-refreshes every 60 seconds. Last 60 minutes of strikes shown, capped at 20,000.
Last 24 Hours by State
| State | Strikes |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 27,198 |
| Iowa | 14,192 |
| Wisconsin | 10,675 |
| North Dakota | 3,843 |
| Minnesota | 2,831 |
| Wyoming | 1,791 |
| Nebraska | 1,715 |
| Florida | 1,228 |
| Texas | 1,009 |
| Nevada | 949 |
| Kansas | 579 |
| South Dakota | 385 |
| Utah | 384 |
| New Mexico | 239 |
| Illinois | 143 |
Strikes Near Your Barn
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Log inStrike data is for situational awareness. Detection coverage is excellent over the continental U.S. but no system catches every strike. When in doubt, treat any visible lightning or audible thunder as reason to bring horses inside. Source: NOAA GOES-19 Geostationary Lightning Mapper, accessed via AWS Open Data.