Lightning Alerts

Our lightning alert service is key to any home or businesses safety plan. This service offers real-time lightning notifications to your mobile device, e-mail or fax as soon as lightning strikes within your coverage range. You have the flexibility to customize the distance rings of each zone to maximize your preparedness depending on the distance to lighting strikes. These three zones cover “Detected”, “Alert” and “Warning” levels. You can customize the distance of each alert zone, but default alerting is as follows:

  • Lightning Detected: Lightning strikes between 20 to 30 miles
    (user definable distance)

  • Lightning Alert: Lighting strikes between 10 to 20 miles away
    (again, user definable range)

  • Lightning Warning!: Sent when lightning strikes closer than 10 miles to your specified location.
    (once again, this is a completely customizable distance)

Our lightning system relies on the United States Precision Lightning Network (USPLN) with accuracy of 250 meters or better. This service is a MUST-HAVE for any personal or business severe weather action plan. Here are some examples of the alert text that is delivered when strikes occur: