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LIGHTNING SAFETY
AWARENESS WEEK

June 20 to 26, 2004

Daily Lightning Information Messages:

 

Lightning deaths across the nation, from 1990 to 2003.
Lightning fatalities by state, from 1990 to 2003.  Illinois ranks 8th in the nation in lightning fatalities.  (Click image to enlarge.)

 Coaches and Sports Officials
Guide to Lightning Safety
(PDF format, 1.3 MB)

The 2004 Lightning Safety Awareness Week poster, featuring Torii Hunter of the Minnesota Twins.
The 2004 Lightning Safety Awareness Week spokesman is Torii Hunter of the Minnesota Twins. (Click image to enlarge.)

 

Nature's fireworks compete with man-made fireworks.
Lightning strikes near Arthur, IL, during a fireworks display on July 5, 2003.  Photo by R.R. Best. (Click image to enlarge.)

 Other Lightning Pages:

 

Cloud-to-ground lightning strikes.
 

 

 

Photo by Roger Edwards of the Storm Prediction Center.  Click image to enlarge.)


Videoclip of lightning in Decatur on May 24, 2004.
Courtesy of SWOP observer Paul Hadfield

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