Lightning Safety Week: June 19-25, 2011
When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors!
Lightning is fascinating to watch but also extremely dangerous. In the United States, there are about 25 million lightning flashes every year. Each of those 25 million flashes is a potential killer. While lightning fatalities have decreased over the past 30 years, lightning continues to be one of the top three storm-related killers in the United States. In addition, lightning injures many more people than it kills and leaves some victims with life-long health problems.
Understanding the dangers of lightning is important so that you can get to a safe place when thunderstorms threaten. If you hear thunder–even a distant rumble or a crackling aloft–you are already in danger of becoming a lightning victim.
Visit http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov for more information.
When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors!