Merged_24hr_Feb_2019
General --February is the last month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. --Lightning activity in February over the U.S., Cuba, and Mexico is primarily over the U.S. Gulf Coast and adjacent regions to the north. --Canada and Alaska have no lightning in February. --The east-west aligned equatorial trough, the Intertropical Convergence Zone, is well defined over the Atlantic, and very weak over the eastern North Pacific. --Central American lightning is very sparse during February. ~Ron Holle
Mar 4, 2019 Webmaster Archive
Specific --07 February and later dates: Large squall lines start in Texas and adjacent states, then move E. --09 to 11 and 17 to 20 February: Large cyclonic circulations near Hawaii. --21 to 23 February: Intense squall line over north Atlantic, moving W to E. --24 to 26 February: Largest thunderstorm occurrence of the month over Mexico. ~Ron Holle
Mar 5, 2019 12:59:26 AM Dave Fincher