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Outdoor
Safety Tips
All
thunderstorms produce lightning and are dangerous.
Lightning kills more people each year than tornadoes.
Lightning
often strikes as far as 10 miles away from any rainfall.
Many deaths from lightning occur ahead of the storm because
people try and wait to the last minute before seeking shelter.
You
are in danger from lightning if you can hear thunder.
If you can hear thunder, lightning is close enough that it
could strike your location at any moment.
Lightning
injuries can lead to permanent disabilities or death.
On average, 20% of strike victims die; 70% of survivors suffer
serious long term effects.
Look
for dark cloud bases and increasing wind. Every flash
of lightning is dangerous, even the first. Head to safety
before that first flash. If you hear thunder, head to safety!
Blue
Skies and Lightning.
Lightning can travel sideways for up to 10 miles. Even when
the sky looks blue and clear, be cautious. If you hear thunder,
take cover. At least 10%
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is the most dangerous and frequently encountered weather hazard
that most people experience each year. It is the second most frequent
killer in the United States with nearly 100 deaths and 500 injuries
each year. (Floods and flash floods are the number one cause of
weather related deaths in the US.)
NOAA
Lightning Safety Awareness Week is June 20-26, 2004.
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