Africa_6HR_Mar_2015
--The equatorial trough, also called the Intertropical Convergence Zone, is well defined near the equator over the Atlantic Ocean during most of the month. --Afternoon thunderstorms form over sub-Saharan Africa, generally south of the equator. They tend to move to the W near the equator and to the east over South Africa. --Madagascar has lightning activity every day that generally stays on the island. --Almost no lightning occurs over the Sahara, except along the Mediterranean coast. --08 to 11 March: A well-organized area of lightning moves E to W from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into the Atlantic. --13 to 15 March: An organized area of convection moves W to E in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. --18 to 25 March: Storms form daily over western Saudi Arabia. --19 to 23 March: A cyclonic circulation is evident over Morocco. --23 to 24 March: A NE-SE line of lightning extends across the Sahara from Algeria to Cote D’Ivoire. ~Ron Holle
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