Don't be shocked! Tuesday's storms were the most electric in

Updated 8:27 PM ET, Wed May 5, 2021
This image from NOAA's GOES-16 satellite animation shows some of the millions of lightning events that were detected on Tuesday, May 4, 2021.
(CNN)It's not just you -- Tuesday's storms were absolutely electric. Nearly 4.5 million lightning events were detected, which is the busiest the skies have been since May 20, 2017, according to experts who follow the charge.
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00 UTC 4 May 2021 - 00 UTC 5 May 2021 is the busiest #lightning day in North America since 2017!
The NALDN detected 4,498,673 events yesterday, the most since 4,547,173 events were detected on May 20, 2017. pic.twitter.com/Z7zP69KIVa— Chris Vagasky (@COweatherman) May 5, 2021

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