MONDAY WAS A GOOD INDICATION OF HOW MONSOON THUNDERSTORMS IN NEW MEXICO CAN PRODUCE A LOT OF LIGHTNING. BETWEEN 11AM THAT DAY, AND ONE AM TUESDAY, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE WERE 19-THOUSAND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS THE STATE.
METEOROLOGIST BRENT WACHTER SAYS SOME DAYS ARE LIKE THAT…OTHERS ARE LESS ACTIVE. HE SAYS IT EBBS AND FLOWS, BUT MONDAY WAS EXPECTED TO BE A BIG DAY FOR LIGHTNING ACTIVITY.
WACHTER SAYS YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL ON A DAY LIKE MONDAY. THE WEATHER SERVICE SAYS LIGHTNING KILLS, ON AVERAGE, CLOSE TO 100 PEOPLE ACROSS THE U-S EVERY YEAR.
