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Chattanooga Tennessee Hamilton County For Public Safety and Decision Making What is the utility of using Lightning Mapping Array LMA data for public safety and decision making for Emergency Management. Most of those discharges are cloudtocloud but about 30 end up as the cloudtoground discharge that we are most familiar with There are a number of websites that describe the atmospheric electrical discharge that we know of as lightning but the averag Facts about lightning. 80% of lightning is from cloud-to-cloud. . Only 20% strikes the ground.. Primarily in mature cumulonimbus clouds. . More frequent at higher altitudes.. Lightning always produces thunder-however you can’t always here it. . RITT Presentation. Tom Filiaggi (NWS – MDL). 12/18/13. Reduction of FAR?. Agenda. Team Members. Total Lightning. Lightning Mapping Arrays (LMAs). Previous Research Summary. Current Project. Analysis & Results. RITT Presentation. Tom Filiaggi (NWS – MDL). 11/28/12. Evaluation of “. 2. σ. ” as Predictor for Severe Weather. Agenda. Total Lightning. Lightning Mapping Arrays (LMAs). Previous Research Summary. . Genre: . Biography. -a story about a life of a real person written by someone else.. Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin . (January . 17, 1706– April 17, 1790 . )was . born . in . Boston,Massachussets. Thunderstorm structure. Thunderstorms are classified into four major types, namely the . supercell. , . squall . line, . multicell. . single . cell. .. The strongest type is called the . supercell. , which can be as wide as 24 kilometers . Name. Teacher. http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0772916.html. Lightning. Lightning results from the ….. Most lightning occurs within the ….. The average flash of lightning could turn on a ___________ bulb for more than ________ months.. Intracloud: most frequent (can also have cloud to cloud). Cloud to ground. Air discharge: from charged region to air. Intercloud. Types of Lightning. Bolt from Blue. Spider. Cloud-to-Air. Intracloud & Cloud-to-Ground. Cloud to Ground. Ground to Cloud. Cloud to Cloud. Forked Lightning. Sheet Lightning. Scott A. Mandia. “Heat Lightning”. Ribbon Lightning. Bead Lightning. Three frames from a motion-picture film of bead lightning, showing the appearance of. Safety Training Presentations. Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. FY-11 OSHA Susan Harwood Grant Program. This material was produced under grant number . SH22297-SH1. from OSHA. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. . Lightning and Climate Earle Williams MIT Franklin Lecture AGU Fall Meeting San Francisco, CA December 5, 2012 Outline Global perspective on thunderstorms and world views CAPE versus aerosol control of lightning in present climate Lightning Jump Evaluation RITT Presentation Tom Filiaggi (NWS – MDL) 12/18/13 Reduction of FAR? Agenda Team Members Total Lightning Lightning Mapping Arrays (LMAs) Previous Research Summary Current Project Lightning and Severe Weather: A Comparison between Total and Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Trends Authors: Christopher J Schultz, Walter A. Petersen, and Lawrence D. Carey Published: Spring 2011 Introduction In US, 42 fatalities per year; 10 times as many injuries from strikes. Of all deaths, about 15 % occur in organized sports; 25-30 % in recreational activities. Areas of greatest incidence in US. Gulf states, Ohio River Valley, front range of Rocky Mountains, and parts of Southwest.