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I had some fun last night building a tiny iOS app that you can use to track lightning. Tap a button when you see it, again when you hear it, and optionally record the direction. You'll see a track of lightning strikes on a map! Feel free to try it out! testflight.apple.com/join/BmbP

screenshot of main screen, with a big button labeled "I saw a flash!" and a list of previous lightning strikes showing timestamp, distance, and a small map screenshot of the view after pressing the flash button, now with a label counting up the time since the flash and distance that indicates screenshot of the heading recording screen, kinda like a compass. you hold your device in the direction of where you saw/heard the lighting strike and tap the record button screenshot of the map screen, showing three lightning strikes with their approximate locations and a line connecting them indicating the storms movement

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