Africa_6HR_Apr_2015
--Afternoon thunderstorms form daily 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. --Afternoon storms form daily over the coast of Somalia. --No lightning occurs over the Sahara during the month, except along the immediate Mediterranean coast. --01 to 15 April: Storms form almost every day over Morocco. --07 to 12 April: A relatively stationary SW-NE line of lightning extends across Saudi Arabia, and also appear in a weaker form later in the month. --12 to 14 April: A well-organized area of lightning moves E to W from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into the Atlantic. --13 to 16 April: A large cyclonic storm is evident in lightning over the South Atlantic between South America and Africa. --15, 23, and 27 April: Lines move SW to NE from southern South Africa. --23 to 25 April: Cluster over eastern Mediterranean Sea moves over Israel and surrounding countries. ~Ron Holle
May 5, 2015 Webmaster Archive