Warning issued with only pGLM Lightning Jump

At 2226z a storm in the LUB CWA had 1 flash on the pGLM and 10 minutes later the number was up to near 40 flashes.

PGLMhit1

An experimental warning was issued based only on this and without any other data. About 5 minutes post warning, the HSDA algorithm hit for large hail.

Purple Color is large hail
Purple Color is large hail

Several minutes later the MESH hit at 1.02″

pglmhit4

The pGLM was the first hit of possible severe weather and gave 5-10 minutes more lead time to when the MRMS products hit for severe hail.

Hampshire

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