About 2100 UTC we gave up on lightning in the east coast domains (saw a max of 2 flashes / min during our time there) and re-localized to Des Moines, IA (McKinney & Kleinsasser) & La Crosse, WI (Strassberg & Hirsch) with our observers working Pleasant Hill, MO.

Storms are already ongoing with CTC rates as low as -50 C for multiple storms and we expect some SVR warnings shortly.

-K. Calhoun, Week 3 Coordinator