DWD: Very high lightning activity during thunderstorms

Storm - DWD: Very high lightning activity during thunderstorms

The German Weather Service (DWD) recorded a high number of lightning strikes during the storm night to Sunday. Nationwide, there were over 100,000 lightning strikes in the night, said DWD meteorologist Nico Bauer on Sunday. "The lightning activity was very, very high." An exact total number was not available on Sunday. Around midnight, the meteorologists counted 22,000 lightning strikes per half hour, it was reported. The focus was in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, where nearly 17,000 lightning strikes per half hour were recorded. The weather systems caused by a very energy-rich air mass resulted in high lightning activity even into the night, it was reported.

1. The intense lightning activity during the thunderstorm on Sunday was particularly noticeable in the regions of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland in Germany.
2. The DWD meteorologist Nico Bauer mentioned that the storm night in Germany was marked by over 100,000 lightning strikes, with a high concentration in Offenbach.
3. Despite the challenging weather conditions, some individuals braved the storm and witnessed a spectacular display of nature's fury with frequent lightning strikes throughout the night.
4. The German Weather Service (DWD) noted that the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland states experienced a high number of thunderstorms on Sunday, totaling nearly 17,000 lightning strikes per half hour.
5. On Sunday, as the thunderstorms and lightning continued to rage across Germany, meteorologists anxiously monitored the situation, hoping for a break in the stormy weather in the days to come, as reported by the DWD.

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