Florida Lightning Safety

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• Lightning Safety
• Lightning Trivia
• Central Florida
• Mean Annual Flash Density - National
• Lightning Deaths
• Mean Annual flash density - Florida
• Monthly Lightning Maxima
• Defining the Problem
• Thunderstorm Hazards
• Florida lightning Fatalities by County
• Distribution of Population
• Lightning Casualties U.S. 1959-1994
• Lightning Casualties in FL 1959-1993
• Outdoor Sporting Events
• Casualties Relative to Time
• Peak Flash Rate within One Hour of Casualties
• Anvil Lightning
• Anvil Lightning
• Bolt-from-the-Blue
• Bolt from the Blue
• Cloud-to-Ground (CG) Lightning
• Standing Hair
• The 30/30 Rule
• Where to Go
• Lightning Crouch - LAST RESORT!
• Ground Streamer
• Where NOT To Go
• Side Flash
• Additional Aids
• Lightning Injuries
• Experimental Forecasts
• Flash Density by Wind Flow Regime
• Hazardous Weather Outlook - Planning
• Summary