Nearly 4,000 lightning bolts struck off the southwest Florida coast in just 15 minutes on Wednesday.
A total of 3,946 lightning strikes were recorded in the Gulf of Mexico west of the cities of Naples and Fort Myers, according to WINK in Fort Myers.
"WOW! Mother Nature going absolutely nuts off the Southwest Florida coast right now," Matt Devitt, the chief meteorologist at the station, wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "4,000 lightning strikes with this storm in just 15 minutes. Check out the lightning density and tight clustering of strikes in the bottom image."
Southwest Florida experienced wet weather on Thursday morning, and strong winds between 30 and 40 mph are forecast for the afternoon as a cold front passes through.
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A total of 3,946 lightning strikes were recorded in the Gulf of Mexico west of the cities of Naples and Fort Myers, according to WINK in Fort Myers.
"WOW! Mother Nature going absolutely nuts off the Southwest Florida coast right now," Matt Devitt, the chief meteorologist at the station, wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "4,000 lightning strikes with this storm in just 15 minutes. Check out the lightning density and tight clustering of strikes in the bottom image."
Southwest Florida experienced wet weather on Thursday morning, and strong winds between 30 and 40 mph are forecast for the afternoon as a cold front passes through.
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Florida coast hit by 4,000 lightning strikes in 15 minutes
A total of 3,946 lightning strikes were recorded in the Gulf of Mexico west of the cities of Naples and Fort Myers on Wednesday.
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