Geoffrey Stano – ENSCO / SPoRT David Hotz and Anthony Cavalluci– WFO Morristown, TN Tony Reavley – Director of Emergency Services & Homeland Security of.

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Geoffrey Stano – ENSCO / SPoRT David Hotz and Anthony Cavalluci– WFO Morristown, TN Tony Reavley – Director of Emergency Services & Homeland Security of Hamilton County (Tennessee) September 2012

The Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) observes the individual stepped leaders of the entire flash, also called sources Observes flashes not detected by the NLDN Observes intra-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning Related to the strength of storm

This is a collaboration project between ENSCO/SPoRT, NWS Morristown, Tennessee, and Chattanooga EMA to evaluate the usefulness of using LMA data at the local Emergency Management (EM) level for public safety. The local EM will have access to the latest LMA output to aid in public safety decisions. We will stress to the EM that the total lightning data is experimental and should be used in conjunction with other preparedness tools, such as the doppler radar. Before and during the project, ENSCO/SPoRT and NWS will provide training to the local EM on the best ways to evaluate the total lightning data.

NALMA DomainNo Coverage Partial Coverage Full Coverage

Intra-cloud lightning generally occurs between 5 and 10 minutes before Cloud to Ground Lightning Source density “jump” noted in advance of many severe weather occurrences

Time (min) Number of Storms First IC to First CG Delay “First Strike” Forecasting 90% of lightning intra-cloud Lead time for initial cloud- to-ground strike First IC typically precedes first CG by 5-10 min Aviation applications Update TAFs Airport Weather Warnings Public service applications

Lightning Awareness Total lightning not a point observation Observes spatial extent Lightning may extend many miles from storm’s core Typical Horizontal Extent Within 10 miles 40 km Flash

Some potential evaluation questions:  Want to get a sense of the pros and cons of the current lightning data.  How to improve the display GUI?  Is the lightning data valuable to your operations and decision making?  If so, how did you use the data?  Are there other EMA operations this can be used with?

Outside Sport Activities Decision Support Services Outside Summer Events

Traditional Paradigm AWIPS Main NWS decision support system EMA does not have this Solution Web-based product LMA+radar+NLDN in AWIPS

Excellent page for overview Browse past events Main issue for project 10 min summaries No animation

NASA SPoRT has developed on-line access to the total lightning data. The link is the following: The internet access is a Google Earth page. The page will overlay the data over Google Earth allowing you to zoom in and out of the area of interest.

Example Output of Total Lightning Data How to Read the Data Data is updated every 2 minutes. Source Density Scale: Measures the number of sources (pieces of a lightning flash) over the past 2 minutes. Source Density Data on October 7 th, 2009 between UTC

The LMAs have a short range of no more than 200 km. This is being addressed with the next generation geostationary satellite, GOES-R, which will boast the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM). SPoRT, in conjunction with NOAA’s GOES-R Proving Ground, is working to prepare the end user community for the GLM era using the LMA observations as a demonstration tool. Working collaboratively with our NWS partners, SPoRT is working to determine how best to integrate these future observations to improve both severe storm warnings and lightning safety.

Pseudo-GLM (PGLM) Demo tool of future GLM observations Uses LMA data 10 km resolution Advantages Flash-based product Learn operational uses now ahead of GOES-R launch PGLM Flash Density (Chattanooga-centered Google Earth display)