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DatasetsBall lightningUS ball-lightning reports matched to NLDN and radar (Sonnenfeld et al. 2020; Stephan et al. 2022)
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US ball-lightning reports matched to NLDN and radar (Sonnenfeld et al. 2020; Stephan et al. 2022)

31 reports, nine with usable time and place. NLDN data are commercial; the composite radar is public from NOAA's archive. The authors run a reporting website for new cases (https://tinyurl.com/BLReport).

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