🌩️ Yesterday’s lightning event resulted in approximately 140 lightning strikes across Lake and Klamath counties. Of those strikes, 12 fires were reported with the largest being ten and a half acres. #FireYear2020 
DYK: Positive lightning is particularly dangerous. It originates at the top of a thunderstorm, where cloud tops are positively charged and can strike as many as 25 miles away from its parent thunderstorm, where the ground is negatively charged.
Negative lightning originates from lower-level clouds in a thunderstorm and the bolts often strike directly under the thunderstorm where the ground is positively charged.
Negative lightning takes a much shorter path to the ground than positive lightning and often strikes in or near the thunderstorm’s rain shaft.
Positive lightning must traverse a greater distance through the air than negative lightning, it tends to be about 5X more powerful. It can have more than double the volts and 10X the amps of negative lightning. The bolts are also hotter and can last 10X longer than negative ⚡️
To avoid the dangers of positive lightning, don’t start or restart outdoor activities when the rain from a thunderstorm ends. It’s best to wait 30 to 45 minutes after the storm passes, and when you can no longer hear thunder. #LightningSafety #orwx
