For the past several years, meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Melbourne, FL have been engaged in applied research regarding hazardous weather.  Among the several weather hazards, lightning has been a main focus of attention.  Please feel free to review some of our work.

A Collective Summary:

• Using Total Lightning Information at WFO Melbourne

• WFO Melbourne's Total Lightning Information Initiative

Current Work:

    Preliminary Lightning Threat Maps for graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook

• Ridge Axis Overhead - Calm Flow

• Ridge Axis Between Jacksonville & Melbourne

• Ridge Axis Between Melbourne & Miami

• Rideg Axis Well North Of Area

• Ridge Axis Well South Of Area

• Uniform Northeast Flow


Uniform Northwest Flow

Other Related Work:

• Florida Monthly Lightning Climatology

• Total Lightning Information During Two Tropical Cyclone Tornado Events

• Using Total Lightning Information for Severe Storm Discernment

• Integration of Lightning Detection Systems in a Modernized Weather Office

• Comparisons Between Total Lightning Data, Mesocyclone Strength, and Storm Damage Associated with the Florida Tornado Outbreak

• Observations of Total Lightning Associated with Severe Convection during the Central Florida Wet Season

dws - 06/06/01