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Lightning Safety Awareness Week 2005

The National Weather Service has designated June 19-25, 2005 "Lightning Safety Awareness Week" to highlight the dangers posed by the millions of lightning strikes recorded every year. Each day will focus on a different aspect of lightning safety and information:

Monday, June 20 Lightning Overview
Tuesday, June 21 The Science of Lightning
Wednesday, June 22 Outdoor Lightning Safety
Thursday, June 23 Indoor Lightning Safety
Friday, June 24 Medical Aspects of Lightning

The Huntsville NWS office has produced three 30-second public service announcements (PSA's) on lightning safety in MP3 format. You can download them here:

30/30 Rule (500kb)
First Aid (470kb)

There are additional posters, video clips, and audio clips to highlight this important week. You can download all of them here, or by going to www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov .

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Date Modified: March 21, 2006