diff --git a/dist/index.html b/dist/index.html
index 7e0404d..7a950fa 100644
--- a/dist/index.html
+++ b/dist/index.html
@@ -5211,7 +5211,6 @@ var init_db = __esmMin((() => {
 		source: "open-meteo",
 		refreshInterval: 30,
 		alertsEnabled: true,
-		showLightning: false,
 		notificationTypes: {
 			storm: true,
 			precip: true,
@@ -5876,7 +5875,6 @@ var AppStore = class {
 		source: "open-meteo",
 		refreshInterval: 30,
 		alertsEnabled: true,
-		showLightning: false,
 		notificationTypes: {
 			storm: true,
 			precip: true,
@@ -7721,59 +7719,6 @@ function WeatherDetail($$anchor, $$props) {
 	pop();
 }
 //#endregion
-//#region src/lib/api/lightning.js
-/**
-* Lightning strike API helper.
-*
-* The browser cannot talk directly to the Blitzortung feed (WebSocket +
-* binary protocol, no CORS), so this app reads strikes through a small CORS
-* relay at https://cors.thecookiejar.me. The relay is NOT deployed yet, so
-* every request here must fail gracefully: callers catch the error and show a
-* "lightning unavailable" state rather than crashing/blocking the radar.
-*
-* Expected relay contract (once it exists):
-*   GET /lightning?lat=<lat>&lon=<lon>&radiusKm=<n>&limit=<n>
-*     -> 200 { "source": "blitzortung", "generatedAt": <unix>,
-*              "strikes": [ { "lat": <number>, "lon": <number>,
-*                             "time": <unix>, "strength": <number|undefined> } ] }
-*
-* The relay is intended to hold a recent WS connection to Blitzortung and
-* answer point-in-radius queries for recent strikes in that area.
-*/
-var LIGHTNING_PROXY_BASE = "https://cors.thecookiejar.me/lightning";
-/**
-* Fetch recent lightning strikes within radiusKm of a location.
-*
-* @param {Object} opts
-* @param {number} opts.lat
-* @param {number} opts.lon
-* @param {number} [opts.radiusKm=150]
-* @param {number} [opts.limit=200]
-* @returns {Promise<Array<{ lat: number, lon: number, time: number, strength?: number }>>}
-*   Resolves to the strike list. Throws if the relay is unreachable, returns a
-*   non-OK status, or the response is malformed.
-*/
-async function fetchLightningStrikes({ lat, lon, radiusKm = 150, limit = 200 } = {}) {
-	const url = `${LIGHTNING_PROXY_BASE}?${new URLSearchParams({
-		lat: lat.toString(),
-		lon: lon.toString(),
-		radiusKm: radiusKm.toString(),
-		limit: limit.toString()
-	}).toString()}`;
-	const controller = new AbortController();
-	const timer = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 8e3);
-	let res;
-	try {
-		res = await fetch(url, { signal: controller.signal });
-	} finally {
-		clearTimeout(timer);
-	}
-	if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Lightning relay error: ${res.status} ${res.statusText}`);
-	const data = await res.json();
-	if (!data || !Array.isArray(data.strikes)) throw new Error("Lightning relay returned an invalid response");
-	return data.strikes;
-}
-//#endregion
 //#region src/components/PrecipitationRadar.svelte
 var root$4 = /* @__PURE__ */ from_html(`<div class="radar-status radar-status-err svelte-tjvfz7"><span class="svelte-tjvfz7"> </span> <button class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm svelte-tjvfz7">Retry</button></div>`);
 var root_1$4 = /* @__PURE__ */ from_html(`<img class="radar-tile tile-overlay svelte-tjvfz7" alt="" loading="lazy" draggable="false"/>`);
@@ -7808,11 +7753,6 @@ function PrecipitationRadar($$anchor, $$props) {
 	const TILE_SIZE = 256;
 	const RADAR_COLOR = 4;
 	const loc = /* @__PURE__ */ user_derived(() => app$1.selectedLocation);
-	let strikes = /* @__PURE__ */ state(proxy([]));
-	let lightningError = /* @__PURE__ */ state("");
-	let lightningLoading = /* @__PURE__ */ state(false);
-	let lightningTimer = null;
-	const LIGHTNING_REFRESH_MS = 3e4;
 	user_effect(() => {
 		if (get(loc)) {
 			set(panX, 0);
@@ -7838,49 +7778,6 @@ function PrecipitationRadar($$anchor, $$props) {
 			set(loading, false);
 		}
 	}
-	async function loadLightning() {
-		if (!get(loc)) return;
-		set(lightningLoading, true);
-		set(lightningError, "");
-		try {
-			const radiusKm = Math.max(40, Math.min(400, 160 * Math.pow(2, 6 - get(zoom))));
-			set(strikes, await fetchLightningStrikes({
-				lat: get(loc).lat,
-				lon: get(loc).lon,
-				radiusKm,
-				limit: 400
-			}), true);
-		} catch (e) {
-			set(strikes, [], true);
-			set(lightningError, e.name === "AbortError" ? "Lightning layer timed out" : e.message || "Lightning layer unavailable", true);
-			console.warn("Lightning layer unavailable:", e.message);
-		} finally {
-			set(lightningLoading, false);
-		}
-	}
-	function startLightningTimer() {
-		stopLightningTimer();
-		lightningTimer = setInterval(loadLightning, LIGHTNING_REFRESH_MS);
-	}
-	function stopLightningTimer() {
-		if (lightningTimer) {
-			clearInterval(lightningTimer);
-			lightningTimer = null;
-		}
-	}
-	user_effect(() => {
-		if (get(loc)) {
-			loadLightning();
-			startLightningTimer();
-			return () => {
-				stopLightningTimer();
-			};
-		} else {
-			stopLightningTimer();
-			set(strikes, [], true);
-			set(lightningError, "");
-		}
-	});
 	const pastFrames = /* @__PURE__ */ user_derived(() => get(radarData)?.radar?.past || []);
 	const nowcastFrames = /* @__PURE__ */ user_derived(() => get(radarData)?.radar?.nowcast || []);
 	const allFrames = /* @__PURE__ */ user_derived(() => [...get(pastFrames), ...get(nowcastFrames)]);
@@ -9195,7 +9092,7 @@ delegate([
 ]);
 //#endregion
 //#region src/main.js
-console.info({ commit_hash: "86acc5614316d179e884e15c8c697a00896da03e" });
+console.info({ commit_hash: "ef4a8b4756296e88b382778369971e5db6e43331" });
 registerServiceWorker();
 mount(App, { target: document.getElementById("app") });
 //#endregion</script>
diff --git a/src/components/PrecipitationRadar.svelte b/src/components/PrecipitationRadar.svelte
index 9eb7f60..420cfff 100644
--- a/src/components/PrecipitationRadar.svelte
+++ b/src/components/PrecipitationRadar.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <script>
   import { app } from '../lib/stores/app.svelte.js'
   import { saveSettings } from '../lib/storage/db.js'
-  import { fetchLightningStrikes } from '../lib/api/lightning.js'
 
   // --- Radar data ---
   let radarData = $state(null)
@@ -21,14 +20,6 @@
   const RADAR_COLOR = 4
 
   const loc = $derived(app.selectedLocation)
-
-  // --- Lightning strikes (fetched for notifications only, never drawn on the map) ---
-  let strikes = $state([])
-  let lightningError = $state('')
-  let lightningLoading = $state(false)
-  let lightningTimer = null
-  const LIGHTNING_REFRESH_MS = 30_000
-
   // --- Load radar metadata ---
   $effect(() => {
     if (loc) {
@@ -55,51 +46,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  // --- Lightning layer ---
-  async function loadLightning() {
-    if (!loc) return
-    lightningLoading = true
-    lightningError = ''
-    try {
-      // radius scales with zoom so the fetched area roughly matches the view
-      const radiusKm = Math.max(40, Math.min(400, 160 * Math.pow(2, 6 - zoom)))
-      strikes = await fetchLightningStrikes({
-        lat: loc.lat,
-        lon: loc.lon,
-        radiusKm,
-        limit: 400,
-      })
-    } catch (e) {
-      // Relay not deployed yet (or down) — fail gracefully, don't break the map.
-      strikes = []
-      lightningError = e.name === 'AbortError'
-        ? 'Lightning layer timed out'
-        : (e.message || 'Lightning layer unavailable')
-      console.warn('Lightning layer unavailable:', e.message)
-    } finally {
-      lightningLoading = false
-    }
-  }
-  function startLightningTimer() {
-    stopLightningTimer()
-    lightningTimer = setInterval(loadLightning, LIGHTNING_REFRESH_MS)
-  }
-  function stopLightningTimer() {
-    if (lightningTimer) { clearInterval(lightningTimer); lightningTimer = null }
-  }
-
-  // Re-fetch lightning whenever the selected location or data source changes (notifications).
-  $effect(() => {
-    if (loc) {
-      loadLightning()
-      startLightningTimer()
-      return () => { stopLightningTimer() }
-    } else {
-      stopLightningTimer()
-      strikes = []
-      lightningError = ''
-    }
-  })
 
   // --- Frame data ---
   const pastFrames = $derived(radarData?.radar?.past || [])
diff --git a/src/lib/api/lightning.js b/src/lib/api/lightning.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 38a552b..0000000
--- a/src/lib/api/lightning.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,143 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Lightning strike API helper.
- *
- * The browser cannot talk directly to the Blitzortung feed (WebSocket +
- * binary protocol, no CORS), so this app reads strikes through a small CORS
- * relay at https://cors.thecookiejar.me. The relay is NOT deployed yet, so
- * every request here must fail gracefully: callers catch the error and show a
- * "lightning unavailable" state rather than crashing/blocking the radar.
- *
- * Expected relay contract (once it exists):
- *   GET /lightning?lat=<lat>&lon=<lon>&radiusKm=<n>&limit=<n>
- *     -> 200 { "source": "blitzortung", "generatedAt": <unix>,
- *              "strikes": [ { "lat": <number>, "lon": <number>,
- *                             "time": <unix>, "strength": <number|undefined> } ] }
- *
- * The relay is intended to hold a recent WS connection to Blitzortung and
- * answer point-in-radius queries for recent strikes in that area.
- */
-
-const LIGHTNING_PROXY_BASE = 'https://cors.thecookiejar.me/lightning'
-
-/**
- * Fetch recent lightning strikes within radiusKm of a location.
- *
- * @param {Object} opts
- * @param {number} opts.lat
- * @param {number} opts.lon
- * @param {number} [opts.radiusKm=150]
- * @param {number} [opts.limit=200]
- * @returns {Promise<Array<{ lat: number, lon: number, time: number, strength?: number }>>}
- *   Resolves to the strike list. Throws if the relay is unreachable, returns a
- *   non-OK status, or the response is malformed.
- */
-export async function fetchLightningStrikes({ lat, lon, radiusKm = 150, limit = 200 } = {}) {
-  const params = new URLSearchParams({
-    lat: lat.toString(),
-    lon: lon.toString(),
-    radiusKm: radiusKm.toString(),
-    limit: limit.toString(),
-  })
-
-  const url = `${LIGHTNING_PROXY_BASE}?${params.toString()}`
-
-  // Abort after 8s so a dead/missing relay doesn't hang the map.
-  const controller = new AbortController()
-  const timer = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 8000)
-
-  let res
-  try {
-    res = await fetch(url, { signal: controller.signal })
-  } finally {
-    clearTimeout(timer)
-  }
-
-  if (!res.ok) {
-    throw new Error(`Lightning relay error: ${res.status} ${res.statusText}`)
-  }
-
-  const data = await res.json()
-  if (!data || !Array.isArray(data.strikes)) {
-    throw new Error('Lightning relay returned an invalid response')
-  }
-
-  return data.strikes
-}
-
-/**
- * Project a lat/lon onto the radar tile layer's pixel coordinates.
- *
- * Mirrors the slippy-map math in PrecipitationRadar: the layer is a grid of
- * TILE_SIZE tiles centered on the location's center tile (cx, cy in tile
- * space). A strike at world coordinates is converted to floating tile
- * coordinates at the given zoom, then to pixels relative to the tile layer's
- * origin (the tile two rows/cols above-left of the center tile, since the grid
- * is 5x5 and centered).
- *
- * @param {number} lat
- * @param {number} lon
- * @param {Object} opts
- * @param {number} opts.zoom
- * @param {number} opts.cx - center tile X (float)
- * @param {number} opts.cy - center tile Y (float)
- * @param {number} [opts.tileSize=256]
- * @returns {{ x: number, y: number }} Pixel coords within the tile layer.
- */
-export function projectStrikeToLayer(lat, lon, { zoom, cx, cy, tileSize = 256 }) {
-  const fx = tileX(lon, zoom)
-  const fy = tileY(lat, zoom)
-  const tcx = Math.floor(cx)
-  const tcy = Math.floor(cy)
-  return {
-    x: (fx - (tcx - 2)) * tileSize,
-    y: (fy - (tcy - 2)) * tileSize,
-  }
-}
-
-function tileX(lon, z) {
-  return ((lon + 180) / 360) * Math.pow(2, z)
-}
-
-function tileY(lat, z) {
-  const rad = (lat * Math.PI) / 180
-  return (1 - Math.log(Math.tan(rad) + 1 / Math.cos(rad)) / Math.PI) * Math.pow(2, z - 1)
-}
-
-/**
- * Great-circle distance in km between two lat/lon points (Haversine formula).
- * Used to filter lightning strikes by distance from the current location.
- *
- * @param {number} lat1
- * @param {number} lon1
- * @param {number} lat2
- * @param {number} lon2
- * @returns {number} Distance in kilometers.
- */
-export function haversineKm(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2) {
-  const R = 6371
-  const toRad = (d) => (d * Math.PI) / 180
-  const dLat = toRad(lat2 - lat1)
-  const dLon = toRad(lon2 - lon1)
-  const a =
-    Math.sin(dLat / 2) ** 2 +
-    Math.cos(toRad(lat1)) * Math.cos(toRad(lat2)) * Math.sin(dLon / 2) ** 2
-  return R * 2 * Math.atan2(Math.sqrt(a), Math.sqrt(1 - a))
-}
-
-/**
- * Keep only the strikes within `radiusKm` of the location. Distances use the
- * haversine formula so the filter is accurate on the curved surface of the
- * Earth. Boundary is inclusive (<=).
- *
- * @param {Array<{ lat: number, lon: number }>} strikes
- * @param {number} lat
- * @param {number} lon
- * @param {number} radiusKm - max distance to keep, in kilometers.
- * @returns {Array} Strikes at or inside the radius, preserving order.
- */
-export function filterStrikesWithinKm(strikes, lat, lon, radiusKm) {
-  return strikes.filter((s) => {
-    const d = haversineKm(lat, lon, s.lat, s.lon)
-    return d <= radiusKm
-  })
-}
diff --git a/src/lib/storage/db.js b/src/lib/storage/db.js
index dccd5be..71b34aa 100644
--- a/src/lib/storage/db.js
+++ b/src/lib/storage/db.js
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
   source: 'open-meteo',
   refreshInterval: 30, // minutes; 0 = no auto-refresh
   alertsEnabled: true,
-  showLightning: false, // toggleable lightning strike layer on the radar map
   notificationTypes: {
     storm: true,
     precip: true,
diff --git a/src/lib/stores/app.svelte.js b/src/lib/stores/app.svelte.js
index acc6f37..1417b95 100644
--- a/src/lib/stores/app.svelte.js
+++ b/src/lib/stores/app.svelte.js
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ export class AppStore {
     source: 'open-meteo',
     refreshInterval: 30,
     alertsEnabled: true,
-    showLightning: false, // toggleable lightning strike layer on the radar map
     notificationTypes: {
       storm: true,
       precip: true,
diff --git a/tests/lib/api/lightning.test.js b/tests/lib/api/lightning.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ea9a95..0000000
--- a/tests/lib/api/lightning.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,130 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, it, expect, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest'
-import { fetchLightningStrikes, projectStrikeToLayer, haversineKm, filterStrikesWithinKm } from '../../../src/lib/api/lightning.js'
-
-afterEach(() => {
-  vi.restoreAllMocks()
-})
-
-describe('fetchLightningStrikes', () => {
-  it('builds the relay URL with lat/lon/radius/limit', async () => {
-    const fetchMock = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-      ok: true,
-      json: async () => ({ source: 'blitzortung', strikes: [] }),
-    })
-    globalThis.fetch = fetchMock
-
-    await fetchLightningStrikes({ lat: 36.35, lon: -95.81, radiusKm: 100, limit: 50 })
-
-    const [url] = fetchMock.mock.calls[0]
-    expect(url).toContain('https://cors.thecookiejar.me/lightning?')
-    expect(url).toContain('lat=36.35')
-    expect(url).toContain('lon=-95.81')
-    expect(url).toContain('radiusKm=100')
-    expect(url).toContain('limit=50')
-  })
-
-  it('returns the strike list on a valid response', async () => {
-    globalThis.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-      ok: true,
-      json: async () => ({
-        source: 'blitzortung',
-        strikes: [
-          { lat: 36.3, lon: -95.8, time: 1724671234, strength: -12 },
-          { lat: 36.5, lon: -95.9, time: 1724671299 },
-        ],
-      }),
-    })
-
-    const strikes = await fetchLightningStrikes({ lat: 36.35, lon: -95.81 })
-    expect(strikes).toHaveLength(2)
-    expect(strikes[0]).toMatchObject({ lat: 36.3, lon: -95.8, strength: -12 })
-  })
-
-  it('throws on a non-OK relay response', async () => {
-    globalThis.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ ok: false, status: 502, statusText: 'Bad Gateway' })
-    await expect(fetchLightningStrikes({ lat: 0, lon: 0 })).rejects.toThrow(/Lightning relay error: 502/)
-  })
-
-  it('throws on a malformed response (no strikes array)', async () => {
-    globalThis.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ ok: true, json: async () => ({ foo: 1 }) })
-    await expect(fetchLightningStrikes({ lat: 0, lon: 0 })).rejects.toThrow(/invalid response/)
-  })
-
-  it('throws when the relay is unreachable (network failure)', async () => {
-    globalThis.fetch = vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(new TypeError('Failed to fetch'))
-    await expect(fetchLightningStrikes({ lat: 0, lon: 0 })).rejects.toThrow()
-  })
-})
-
-describe('projectStrikeToLayer', () => {
-  // Center tile is (0.5, 0.5) at zoom 0 (lon=0,lat=0). A strike exactly at the
-  // location should land at the center of the 5x5 layer: (2.5, 2.5) tiles.
-  it('maps a strike at the center location to the layer center', () => {
-    const { x, y } = projectStrikeToLayer(0, 0, { zoom: 0, cx: 0.5, cy: 0.5, tileSize: 256 })
-    expect(x).toBeCloseTo(640)
-    expect(y).toBeCloseTo(640)
-  })
-
-  it('scales with tile size', () => {
-    const { x } = projectStrikeToLayer(0, 0, { zoom: 0, cx: 0.5, cy: 0.5, tileSize: 128 })
-    expect(x).toBeCloseTo(320)
-  })
-
-  it('moves the strike right as lon increases', () => {
-    const a = projectStrikeToLayer(0, 1, { zoom: 0, cx: 0.5, cy: 0.5, tileSize: 256 })
-    const b = projectStrikeToLayer(0, 5, { zoom: 0, cx: 0.5, cy: 0.5, tileSize: 256 })
-    expect(a.x).toBeGreaterThan(640)
-    expect(b.x).toBeGreaterThan(a.x)
-  })
-})
-
-describe('haversineKm', () => {
-  it('returns ~0 for identical coords', () => {
-    expect(haversineKm(36.35, -95.81, 36.35, -95.81)).toBeCloseTo(0, 5)
-  })
-  it('~39.66km for 0.3567 deg of latitude', () => {
-    expect(haversineKm(36.0, -95.81, 36.3567, -95.81)).toBeCloseTo(39.66, 1)
-  })
-
-  it('~111.19km per 1 deg of latitude', () => {
-    expect(haversineKm(36.0, -95.81, 37.0, -95.81)).toBeCloseTo(111.19, 1)
-  })
-})
-
-describe('filterStrikesWithinKm', () => {
-  // Distances computed with the real haversine helper (not hardcoded), so the
-  // boundary tests are exact regardless of floating-point rounding.
-  const R = haversineKm(36.35, -95.81, 37.0, -95.81)
-  // A lon at 37.0 N whose distance from the location is just past R.
-  let ln = -95.81
-  while (haversineKm(36.35, -95.81, 37.0, ln) <= R) ln += 0.001
-  const pastLon = ln
-
-  const strikes = [
-    { lat: 36.35, lon: -95.81, time: 1, strength: -10 }, // at the location (0 km) -> keep
-    { lat: 37.0, lon: -95.81, time: 2, strength: -12 }, // exactly R km north -> keep
-    { lat: 37.0, lon: pastLon, time: 3, strength: -9 }, // just past R -> drop
-  ]
-
-  it('keeps strikes strictly inside the radius', () => {
-    const kept = filterStrikesWithinKm(strikes, 36.35, -95.81, R - 1)
-    expect(kept).toHaveLength(1)
-    expect(kept[0].strength).toBe(-10)
-  })
-
-  it('keeps strikes exactly at the radius boundary (inclusive)', () => {
-    const kept = filterStrikesWithinKm(strikes, 36.35, -95.81, R)
-    expect(kept).toHaveLength(2)
-  })
-
-  it('drops strikes just past the radius', () => {
-    const kept = filterStrikesWithinKm(strikes, 36.35, -95.81, R - 0.0001)
-    expect(kept).toHaveLength(1)
-    expect(kept[0].strength).toBe(-10)
-  })
-
-  it('returns an empty array when everything is beyond the radius', () => {
-    // Reference point far from any strike, with a tiny radius.
-    expect(filterStrikesWithinKm(strikes, 40.0, -95.81, 0.0001)).toHaveLength(0)
-  })
-})