This is different from the radar systems that many television stations use because the data they use is not live. In fact, it can be as much as ten minutes old by the time you see it.
Lightning kills more people in Tennessee than any other weather event.
Lightning also is an indicator for tornadic activity, along with shearing winds and hail. It can track an area as small as half a football field anywhere in the mid-south, southern Kentucky or northern Alabama and forecast a storms arrival to any location thanks to the real time data. All Rights Reserved. Please read our User agreement .