Increase in total lightning

Had a cell split SW of Denver (the larger mass of total lightning; SE of Denver is a separate cell entirely); the northern one had initially had more total lightning, but the southern storm ended up becoming the stronger one. The total lightning dropped in the northern cell while it quickly increased in the southern one. About five minutes later, reflectivity really began to show the intensity increase. Storm chaser video also showed a possible funnel cloud.

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