Lightning Sites

	StrikeStar Netword Lighting Locator System is a network of Boltek lightning detectors around the United States and Canada. These detectors all send their data to acentral server where the StrikeStar software developed by Astrogenic Systems triangulates their data and presents the results in near real-time.
	Intellicast National lightning Map Another great free source on the Web for recent lightning activity. Updated every thirty minutes. Includes links to regional lightning maps.
	The Weather Channel Lightning Strikes Maps Page Maps of the U.S. and Regions of the country which show lightning strikes during the past 5 minutes.
	Human Voltage-When People and Lightning Converge An interesting site that explores the science, statistics and strange stories of people mixing with lightning.
	Lightning The Shocking Story As you zap through this site, you'll read electrifying stories and learn some shocking facts about lightning. You will also get a chance to show off what you've learned by taking a lightning quiz.
	Tornado Chase Day Lighting Gallery Gene Moore is known more for his spectacular tornados photographs, but the photos in his multipage Lighting Storm Images section show he has a talent for catching those split second shots of lightning also! His beautiful and spectacular photo collection includes a shot of a tornados caught by the light of a lighting bolt; Not an easy feat!
	The Lighting Guy Brent Turner plays with high voltage electricity as his hobby. This site has fascinating Tesla Coil demonstrations and photos of laboratory generated lighting. Don't miss his photo gallery which contains dozens of examples eery Tesla effect photos.
	Lightning and Atmospheric Electricity Research at the GHCC One of the primary objectives of this NASA group is to determine the relationship between the electrical characteristics of storms and precipitation, convection, and severe weather.
	LightningStorm.com This company, developed from research by Scientists at the University of Arizona, is the source for much of the lighting strike data available. They charge for most of their data, but a free customizable U.S. lightning strikes page is available at this site.
	Lightning Photos by Dave "Storm Guy" Crowley Some of the best lightning photos on the web.
	National Lightning Safety Institute An independent, non-profit consulting, education and research organization which advocates a pro-active risk management approach to lightning hazard mitigation
	Striking Images' Lightning Gallery The personal lightning photos of an Arizona Lighting Enthusiast.
	Lightning Injury Research by University of Illinois at Chicago The homepage of the foremost organization doing research on lightning related injuries.
	Understanding Lightning Lots of basic Lightning information
	Lightning and Boats A marine lightning site by the University of Florida. Excellent source of information for anyone wanting to improve the survivability of their boat and crew to the hazards of lightning strikes.
	Lightning Protection Institute The Lightning Protection Institute is a nationwide not-for-profit organization whose members are dedicated to ensuring that people and structures are protected from the harmful effects of lightning.