518 NOUS43 KTOP 240141 PNSTOP PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 841 PM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013 ...STORM SAFETY INFORMATION.... A SEVERE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA FOR A PORTION OF KANSAS. IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY...THE FOLLOWING SAFETY INFORMATION IS PROVIDED. A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPMENT WITHIN IN THE WATCH AREA. THERE IS NO CAUSE FOR IMMEDIATE CONCERN...AND YOU MAY GO ABOUT YOUR NORMAL BUSINESS. STAY INFORMED OF THE WEATHER SITUATION. KNOW YOUR COUNTY...NEARBY CITIES...AND LOCAL LANDMARKS WHETHER AT HOME OR IF YOU ARE ON THE ROAD. LISTEN TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. A WARNING MEANS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO HAS BEEN OBSERVED OR IS INDICATED BY DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR. IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION...IMMEDIEATELY PUT YOUR EMERGENCY SAFETY PLAN INTO ACTION. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE... STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE GREATER THAN 60MPH. GO INDOORS OR INTO A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL ASSOCIATED WITH A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE GREATER THAN ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. GO INDOORS OR INTO A BASEMENT AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. HEAVY RAIN...HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING QUICKLY. AVOID LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. BE CAUTIOUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AS ROADS COULD BE WASHED OUT. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. DEADLY LIGHTNING...LIGHTNING IS AN UNDERRATED KILLER. WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...GET INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS...STAY AWAY TREES OR TOWERS... AND AVOID LAKES AND BOATS TORNADOES...TORNADOES ARE NATURES MOST VIOLENT STORMS. THE BEST SHELTERS ARE A BASEMENT OR UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER...ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUILDING...OR IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR DESIGNATED SHELTER AREA. AVOID WINDOWS...MOBILE HOMES...AND LARGE OPEN SPACES LIKE A GYMNASIUM OR AUDITORIUM. IF ON THE ROAD...DRIVE TO FIND SAFE SHELTER. AS A LAST RESORT EITHER ABANDON VEHICLES AND GET INTO A DITCH OR STAY BELTED IN YOUR VEHICLE CROUCHED BELOW THE WINDOW LINE. AGAIN...STAY INFORMED OF THE WEATHER SITUATION. KNOW YOUR COUNTY...NEARBY CITIES...AND LOCAL LANDMARKS WHETHER AT HOME OR ON THE ROAD. LISTEN TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. $$  969 NOUS41 KPBZ 240159 PNSPBZ OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ029-031-WVZ001>004-012- 240000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 958 PM EDT SUN JUN 23 2013 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE BRIDGEPORT AND NEW PHILADELPHIA NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCASTS HAVE BEEN RESTORED BACK TO SERVICE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. $$  920 NOUS43 KIWX 240300 PNSIWX INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025-241500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1100 PM EDT SUN JUN 23 2013 /1000 PM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013/ ...FORT WAYNE WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER EXPERIENCING POWER ISSUES... THE FORT WAYNE TRANSMITTER FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WXJ-58 AT 162.550 MHZ...IS EXPERIENCING POWER ISSUES. THE TRANSMITTER MAY NOT BE BROADCASTING AT FULL STRENGTH AND THE BROADCAST MAY BE DEGRADED. TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND WILL BE ON SITE MONDAY TO FIX THE ISSUE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE IN THE MEANTIME. $$  491 NOUS41 KCLE 240414 PNSCLE OHZ029-241500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1214 AM EDT MON JUN 24 2013 NOAA WEATHER STATION WWG-57 BUTLER OHIO ON FREQUENCY OF 162.450 MHZ IS OFF THE AIR DUE TO TRANSMITTER PROBLEMS AT THE SITE. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. WE HOPE TO HAVE WWG-57 BACK ON THE AIR LATER TODAY. $$ THOMPSON  666 NOUS46 KHNX 240535 PNSHNX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1034 PM PDT SUN JUN 23 2013 ...LATEST WIND REPORTS... LOCATION SPEED TIME/DATE ...KERN COUNTY DESERT... CACHE CREEK CHP 53 1027 PM 06/23 WAREN SIDING MOJAVE 51 0955 PM 06/23 NORTHWEST MOJAVE 48 1004 PM 06/23 ...KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS... JAWBONE CANYON RAWS 66 1014 PM 06/23  784 NOUS45 KBOU 240859 PNSBOU COZ030>051-242300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 259 AM MDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...TODAY IN METRO DENVER WEATHER HISTORY... 24 IN 1873...THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF SMOKE FROM A FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE CITY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. IN 1875...SMOKE FROM FOREST FIRES IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SOUTHWEST COULD PLAINLY BE SEEN FROM THE CITY. IN 1958...A STRONG COLD FRONT PRODUCED A NORTH WIND GUST TO 55 MPH AT STAPLETON AIRPORT WHERE BLOWING DUST BRIEFLY REDUCED THE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE. IN 1982...ONE INCH DIAMETER HAIL PELTED WEST DENVER. A HALF INCH OF RAIN DRENCHED THE SUBURB OF ENGLEWOOD IN 10 MINUTES. HAIL PILED UP TO 5 INCHES DEEP...SNARLING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND DAMAGING SOME STORES IN A SHOPPING CENTER WHEN THE ROOF STARTED LEAKING. IN 1988...LIGHTNING DESTROYED THE CHIMNEY OF A HOUSE NEAR EVERGREEN. ANOTHER BOLT DEMOLISHED A RADIO TRANSMITTER IN THE AREA. IN 1989...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL CUT A SWATH 2 1/2 MILES WIDE THROUGH OPEN COUNTRY 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BENNETT. THE STORM ALSO DROPPED 1.75 INCHES OF RAIN ON THE AREA. HAIL TO 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER DAMAGED THE CAR OF A STORM CHASER JUST SOUTH OF BENNETT. IN 1996...A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SIGHTED NEAR HUDSON WHERE HAIL UP TO 1 3/4 INCH DIAMETER FELL. LIGHTNING STRUCK A HOME IN LITTLETON...WHICH SPARKED A SMALL FIRE ON THE ROOF. THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 64 MPH WERE RECORDED IN CASTLE ROCK. IN 2005...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED LARGE HAIL ACROSS METRO DENVER. HAIL AS LARGE AS 1 INCH IN DIAMETER FELL NEAR CASTLE ROCK AND THORNTON. HAIL TO 3/4 INCH WAS MEASURED NEAR NORTHGLENN AND FORT LUPTON. IN 2006...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS RAKED METRO DENVER. HAIL AS LARGE AS 2 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER SHATTERED AUTOMOBILE WINDSHIELDS IN AND NEAR BOULDER. HAIL TO 1 3/4 INCHES POUNDED AREAS IN AND NEAR LAKEWOOD AND MORRISON. HAIL TO 1 INCH WAS MEASURED IN WHEAT RIDGE ALONG WITH 7/8 INCH HAIL IN ARVADA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED TO 69 MPH SNAPPED POWER LINES FOR A DISTANCE OF ONE QUARTER MILE NEAR CASTLE ROCK. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS WERE MEASURED TO 60 MPH IN SEDALIA. HAIL AS LARGE AS 1 INCH IN DIAMETER FELL NEAR EVERGREEN AND CASTLE ROCK. HAIL TO 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER WAS REPORTED IN LOUVIERS AND NEAR CONIFER. $$  101 NOUS41 KBTV 240900 PNSBTV NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-250000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 500 AM EDT MON JUN 24 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DECLARED THIS WEEK...LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF FIVE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON VERMONT CONTAINING INFORMATION ON LIGHTNING AND LIGHTNING SAFETY. ...LIGHTNING AND LIGHTNING SAFETY - AN INTRODUCTION... IN THE UNITED STATES...THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 25 MILLION CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING FLASHES EACH YEAR. EACH ONE OF THESE FLASHES ARE A POTENTIAL KILLER. LIGHTNING IS A DEADLY SURGE OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT RESPONSIBLE FOR 50 DEATHS AND HUNDREDS OF INJURIES ANNUALLY IN THE UNITED STATES. LIGHTNING FATALITIES HAVE OCCURRED IN EVERY STATE OF THE COUNTRY AND IS ONLY SURPASSED BY FLOODING AS THE DEADLIEST NATURAL HAZARD. REMEMBER..."EVERY" THUNDERSTORM CONTAINS POTENTIALLY DEADLY LIGHTNING THAT CAN STRIKE THE GROUND. THUNDERSTORMS ARE A COMMON OCCURRENCE ACROSS VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK...WITH 20 TO 30 DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORMS ANNUALLY AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION IN THE NORTH COUNTRY. SEVERE WEATHER...SUCH AS THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES AN HOUR...LARGE HAIL OR FLOODING RAINS ARE INFREQUENT AND TORNADO OCCURRENCES ARE RARE IN THE NORTH COUNTRY. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL ONE COMPONENT OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT IS PREVALENT IN "ALL" THUNDERSTORMS...LIGHTNING!!! THUNDERSTORMS CAN OCCUR ANYTIME OF THE YEAR AND CAN EVEN BE ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVY SNOW. HOWEVER...THE GREATEST FREQUENCY IS GENERALLY LATE SPRING TO EARLY FALL DUE TO THE WARMER TEMPERATURES. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ARE KEYS TO REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE NEED TO BECOME AWARE OF THE TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT PUTS THEM AT GREATER RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO REDUCE THAT RISK. ALL THIS WEEK...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON WILL AIR SPECIAL MESSAGES ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO WITH LIGHTNING FACTS AND SAFETY INFROMATION TO REDUCE THAT RISK. .TODAY... INTRODUCTION TO LIGHTNING AWARENESS WEEK .TUESDAY... LIGHTNING SCIENCE AND FACTS .WEDNESDAY... LIGHTNING SAFETY...OUTDOORS .THURSDAY... LIGHTNING SAFETY...INDOORS .FRIDAY... LIGHTNING FACTS VS. MYTHS ADDITIONAL LIGHTNING INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING SITE: WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV $$  097 NOUS44 KSHV 240928 PNSSHV ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-250000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 430 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...LIGHTNING SAFETY AND AWARENESS WEEK... THE NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN OCCURS THIS WEEK JUNE 23RD THROUGH 30TH. IN THE UNITED STATES...THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 25 MILLION CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING FLASHES EACH YEAR. WHILE LIGHTNING CAN BE FASCINATING TO WATCH...IT IS ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. EACH ONE OF THOSE 25 MILLION FLASHES IS A POTENTIAL KILLER. BASED ON DOCUMENTED CASES FOR THE 30 YEAR PERIOD FROM 1983 TO 2012...LIGHTNING KILLED AN AVERAGE OF 52 PEOPLE PER YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ARE THE KEYS TO REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE NEED TO BECOME AWARE OF THE BEHAVIORS THAT PUTS THEM AT A GREATER RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO REDUCE THAT RISK. ADULTS IN CHARGE OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS...PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT INVOLVE CHILDREN...SHOULD HAVE AND FOLLOW A SPECIFIC LIGHTNING SAFETY PLAN SO THAT THEY MINIMIZE THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING FOR THE PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS. THE GREATEST NUMBER OF LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES IN THE UNITED STATES OCCURS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN THE COMBINATION OF LIGHTNING AND OUTDOOR SUMMERTIME ACTIVITIES REACHES A PEAK. DURING THE SUMMER...PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WARM WEATHER TO ENJOY A MULTITUDE OF OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. UNFORTUNATELY... SOMETIMES THOSE OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES PUT THEM AT GREATER RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE AS MUCH AS 10 MILES OR MORE AWAY FROM THE RAIN AREA OF A THUNDERSTORM...THAT IS ABOUT THE DISTANCE THAT YOU CAN HEAR THE THUNDER FROM THE STORM. IN SOME INSTANCES WHEN A STORM IS TEN MILES AWAY...IT MAY EVEN BE DIFFICULT TO TELL THAT A STORM IS NEARBY. HOWEVER...IF YOU HEAR THE THUNDER...YOU ARE WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF THAT STORM. FINALLY...IN THE UNFORTUNATE EVENT THAT A PERSON IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING...MEDICAL CARE MAY BE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY TO SAVE THE PERSONS LIFE. CARDIAC ARREST AND IRREGULARITIES...BURNS AND NERVE DAMAGE ARE COMMON IN CASES WHERE PEOPLE ARE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...WITH PROPER TREATMENT...INCLUDING CPR IF NECESSARY...MOST VICTIMS SURVIVE A LIGHTNING STRIKE...ALTHOUGH THE LONG TERM EFFECTS ON THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF FAMILY MEMBERS CAN BE DEVASTATING. MORE INFO ON LIGHTNING SAFETY WILL BE SENT OUT THROUGHOUT THE WEEK... ALONG WITH SOME HEAT SAFETY TIPS AT THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. $$ WCM  331 NOUS43 KIND 241015 PNSIND INZ047-241230- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 615 AM EDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...ON THIS DATE IN CENTRAL INDIANA WEATHER HISTORY... 1981 LAFAYETTE...A TORNADO DAMAGES SEVERAL HOMES AND AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. $$  787 NOUS43 KLBF 241031 PNSLBF NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-252345- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 531 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 /431 AM MDT MON JUN 24 2013/ ...WHEN THUNDER ROARS...GO INDOORS... THE 13TH ANNUAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK RUNS THROUGH JUNE 29TH. ALL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LIGHTNING...WHERE THE KEY TO BEING SAFE OUTDOORS OR INDOORS...IS IN KNOWING THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS THAT CAN BE LIFE-SAVING. IF YOUR CLOSE ENOUGH TO HEAR THUNDER...YOUR CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. AS LIGHTNING PASSES THROUGH THE AIR...IT HEATS THE AIR RAPIDLY TO TEMPERATURES CONSIDERABLY HOTTER THAN THE SURFACE OF THE SUN. DURING A LIGHTNING DISCHARGE...THE SUDDEN HEATING OF THE AIR CAUSES IT TO EXPAND RAPIDLY. THIS RAPID EXPANSION OF AIR CAUSES A SHOCKWAVE THAT WE HEAR AS THUNDER. IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST IN YOUR AREA...CONSIDER CANCELING OR POSTPONING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SO THAT YOU AVOID A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHILE NO ONE CAN COMPLETELY ELIMINATE THE RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING...BY USING SOME BASIC RULES...YOU CAN GREATLY REDUCE YOUR RISK OF INJURY...OR WORSE...BECOMING A LIGHTNING VICTIM. FIRST PLAN AHEAD AND VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ONLINE LIGHTNING SAFETY WEB PAGE. LEARN WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW...TIPS FOR SAFETY. THEN MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF STORMS THREATEN...MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER SUCH AS A HOME... BUSINESS...OR A HARD TOP VEHICLE WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED UP. IN THE EVENT THAT SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING...IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY RECEIVE THE APPROPRIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. SEVERAL LIGHTNING MYTHS EXIST SO KNOW THE FACTS. GET THEM ONLINE AT WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV. REMEMBER WHEN THUNDER ROARS...GO INDOORS! $$  732 NOUS42 KCAE 241048 PNSCAE SCZ015-016-018-020-021-022-025-026-027-028-029-030-031-035-036-037-03 8-041-GAZ040-063-064-065-077-251200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 745 AM EDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...LIGHTNING AWARENESS WEEK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DECLARED THE WEEK OF JUNE 24 THROUGH 28, LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF FIVE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS TO BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON LIGHTNING AND LIGHTNING SAFETY. LIGHTNING AND LIGHTNING SAFETY...AN INTRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES, THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 25 MILLION CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING FLASHES EACH YEAR. WHILE LIGHTNING CAN BE FASCINATING TO WATCH, IT IS ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. EACH ONE OF THOSE 25 MILLION FLASHES IS A POTENTIAL KILLER. DURING THE PAST 30 YEARS, LIGHTNING HAS KILLED AN AVERAGE OF 73 PEOPLE PER YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES BASED ON DOCUMENTED CASES. THIS IS MORE THAN THE AVERAGE OF 68 DEATHS PER YEAR CAUSED BY TORNADOES AND MORE THAN THE AVERAGE OF 16 DEATHS PER YEAR CAUSED BY HURRICANES. HOWEVER, BECAUSE LIGHTNING USUALLY CLAIMS ONLY ONE OR TWO VICTIMS AT A TIME, AND BECAUSE LIGHTNING DOES NOT CAUSE THE MASS DESTRUCTION LEFT IN THE WAKE OF TORNADOES OR HURRICANES, LIGHTNING GENERALLY RECEIVES MUCH LESS ATTENTION THAN THE MORE DESTRUCTIVE STORM RELATED KILLERS. DOCUMENTED LIGHTNING INJURIES IN THE UNITED STATES AVERAGE ABOUT 300 PER YEAR; HOWEVER, UNDOCUMENTED INJURIES CAUSED BY LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY MUCH HIGHER. WHILE MANY PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING, THE VAST MAJORITY ARE NOT. THIS LACK OF UNDERSTANDING WITH REGARD TO THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING CONTINUES TO BE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES. MANY PEOPLE DON'T ACT TO PROTECT THEIR LIVES, THEIR PROPERTY, AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS IN A TIMELY MANNER SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING. THIS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE CAN LEAD TO VERY TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ARE KEYS TO REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE NEED TO BECOME AWARE OF THE TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT PUTS THEM AT A GREATER RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO REDUCE THAT RISK. ADULTS IN CHARGE OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT INVOLVE CHILDREN, SHOULD HAVE AND FOLLOW A SPECIFIC LIGHTNING SAFETY PLAN SO THAT THEY MINIMIZE THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING FOR THE PARTICIPANTS AND THE SPECTATORS. THE GREATEST NUMBER OF LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES IN THE UNITED STATES OCCURS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN THE COMBINATION OF LIGHTNING AND OUTDOOR SUMMERTIME ACTIVITIES REACHES A PEAK. DURING THE SUMMER, PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WARM WEATHER TO ENJOY A MULTITUDE OF OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES PUT THEM AT GREATER RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. WHILE VIRTUALLY ALL PEOPLE TAKE SOME PROTECTIVE ACTIONS DURING THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THUNDERSTORMS, MANY LEAVE THEMSELVES VULNERABLE TO BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AS THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH, DEPART, OR ARE NEARBY. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE AS MUCH AS 10 MILES OR MORE AWAY FROM THE RAIN AREA OF A THUNDERSTORM; THAT'S ABOUT THE DISTANCE THAT YOU CAN HEAR THE THUNDER FROM THE STORM. IN SOME INSTANCES WHEN A STORM IS TEN MILES AWAY, IT MAY EVEN BE DIFFICULT TO TELL THAT A STORM IS NEARBY. HOWEVER, IF YOU HEAR THE THUNDER, CHANCES ARE THAT YOU ARE WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF THAT STORM. INSIDE HOMES, PEOPLE MUST ALSO AVOID ACTIVITIES WHICH PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK FROM A POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE. IN PARTICULAR, PEOPLE SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID CONTACT WITH ANYTHING THAT CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY. PEOPLE MAY ALSO WANT TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS WELL BEFORE THE STORM THREATENS, IN ORDER TO PROTECT PROPERTY WITHIN THEIR HOMES, SUCH AS ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. FINALLY, IN THE UNFORTUNATE EVENT THAT A PERSON IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, MEDICAL CARE MAY BE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY TO SAVE THAT PERSON'S LIFE. CARDIAC ARREST AND IRREGULARITIES, BURNS, AND NERVE DAMAGE ARE COMMON IN CASES WHERE PEOPLE ARE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. HOWEVER, WITH PROPER TREATMENT, INCLUDING CPR IF NECESSARY, MOST VICTIMS SURVIVE A LIGHTNING STRIKE, ALTHOUGH THE LONG TERM EFFECTS ON THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF FAMILY MEMBERS CAN BE DEVASTATING. LIGHTNING FACT FOR THE DAY: MOST LIGHTNING DEATHS OCCUR DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, AND DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE ARE THE TIMES WHEN LIGHTNING IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE CAUGHT OUT OF DOORS. LIGHTNING QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THAT A PERSON WILL BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING DURING HIS OR HER LIFETIME. ANSWER: BASED ON DOCUMENTED CASES OF LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES, THE NATIONWIDE ODDS OF BEING KILLED OR INJURED BY LIGHTNING ARE ABOUT 1 IN 700,000 FOR EACH YEAR OF YOUR LIFE. ASSUMING A LIFE SPAN OF 80 YEARS, THAT'S LIFETIME ODDS OF MORE THAN 1 IN 9000. THESE ODDS ARE BASED ON DOCUMENTED CASES ONLY AND WOULD LIKELY BE MUCH HIGHER IF ALL LIGHTNING STRIKE CASES WERE DOCUMENTED. KEEP IN MIND, THOUGH, THAT YOUR BEHAVIOR AROUND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DETERMINE YOUR INDIVIDUAL ODDS. IF YOU ARE AWARE OF ALL THE THREATS POSED BY LIGHTNING AND ACT ACCORDINGLY, YOUR CHANCES FOR BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WILL BE CONSIDERABLY LOWER. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THOSE DANGERS OR DON'T TAKE THE APPROPRIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, YOUR ODDS OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WILL BE HIGHER.  538 NOUS42 KCAE 241048 CCA PNSCAE SCZ015-016-018-020-021-022-025-026-027-028-029-030-031-035-036-037-03 8-041-GAZ040-063-064-065-077-251200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 645 AM EDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...LIGHTNING AWARENESS WEEK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DECLARED THE WEEK OF JUNE 24 THROUGH 28, LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF FIVE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS TO BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON LIGHTNING AND LIGHTNING SAFETY. LIGHTNING AND LIGHTNING SAFETY...AN INTRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES, THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 25 MILLION CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING FLASHES EACH YEAR. WHILE LIGHTNING CAN BE FASCINATING TO WATCH, IT IS ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. EACH ONE OF THOSE 25 MILLION FLASHES IS A POTENTIAL KILLER. DURING THE PAST 30 YEARS, LIGHTNING HAS KILLED AN AVERAGE OF 73 PEOPLE PER YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES BASED ON DOCUMENTED CASES. THIS IS MORE THAN THE AVERAGE OF 68 DEATHS PER YEAR CAUSED BY TORNADOES AND MORE THAN THE AVERAGE OF 16 DEATHS PER YEAR CAUSED BY HURRICANES. HOWEVER, BECAUSE LIGHTNING USUALLY CLAIMS ONLY ONE OR TWO VICTIMS AT A TIME, AND BECAUSE LIGHTNING DOES NOT CAUSE THE MASS DESTRUCTION LEFT IN THE WAKE OF TORNADOES OR HURRICANES, LIGHTNING GENERALLY RECEIVES MUCH LESS ATTENTION THAN THE MORE DESTRUCTIVE STORM RELATED KILLERS. DOCUMENTED LIGHTNING INJURIES IN THE UNITED STATES AVERAGE ABOUT 300 PER YEAR; HOWEVER, UNDOCUMENTED INJURIES CAUSED BY LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY MUCH HIGHER. WHILE MANY PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING, THE VAST MAJORITY ARE NOT. THIS LACK OF UNDERSTANDING WITH REGARD TO THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING CONTINUES TO BE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES. MANY PEOPLE DON'T ACT TO PROTECT THEIR LIVES, THEIR PROPERTY, AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS IN A TIMELY MANNER SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING. THIS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE CAN LEAD TO VERY TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ARE KEYS TO REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE NEED TO BECOME AWARE OF THE TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT PUTS THEM AT A GREATER RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO REDUCE THAT RISK. ADULTS IN CHARGE OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT INVOLVE CHILDREN, SHOULD HAVE AND FOLLOW A SPECIFIC LIGHTNING SAFETY PLAN SO THAT THEY MINIMIZE THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING FOR THE PARTICIPANTS AND THE SPECTATORS. THE GREATEST NUMBER OF LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES IN THE UNITED STATES OCCURS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN THE COMBINATION OF LIGHTNING AND OUTDOOR SUMMERTIME ACTIVITIES REACHES A PEAK. DURING THE SUMMER, PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WARM WEATHER TO ENJOY A MULTITUDE OF OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES PUT THEM AT GREATER RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. WHILE VIRTUALLY ALL PEOPLE TAKE SOME PROTECTIVE ACTIONS DURING THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THUNDERSTORMS, MANY LEAVE THEMSELVES VULNERABLE TO BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AS THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH, DEPART, OR ARE NEARBY. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE AS MUCH AS 10 MILES OR MORE AWAY FROM THE RAIN AREA OF A THUNDERSTORM; THAT'S ABOUT THE DISTANCE THAT YOU CAN HEAR THE THUNDER FROM THE STORM. IN SOME INSTANCES WHEN A STORM IS TEN MILES AWAY, IT MAY EVEN BE DIFFICULT TO TELL THAT A STORM IS NEARBY. HOWEVER, IF YOU HEAR THE THUNDER, CHANCES ARE THAT YOU ARE WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF THAT STORM. INSIDE HOMES, PEOPLE MUST ALSO AVOID ACTIVITIES WHICH PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK FROM A POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE. IN PARTICULAR, PEOPLE SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID CONTACT WITH ANYTHING THAT CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY. PEOPLE MAY ALSO WANT TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS WELL BEFORE THE STORM THREATENS, IN ORDER TO PROTECT PROPERTY WITHIN THEIR HOMES, SUCH AS ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. FINALLY, IN THE UNFORTUNATE EVENT THAT A PERSON IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, MEDICAL CARE MAY BE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY TO SAVE THAT PERSON'S LIFE. CARDIAC ARREST AND IRREGULARITIES, BURNS, AND NERVE DAMAGE ARE COMMON IN CASES WHERE PEOPLE ARE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. HOWEVER, WITH PROPER TREATMENT, INCLUDING CPR IF NECESSARY, MOST VICTIMS SURVIVE A LIGHTNING STRIKE, ALTHOUGH THE LONG TERM EFFECTS ON THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF FAMILY MEMBERS CAN BE DEVASTATING. LIGHTNING FACT FOR THE DAY: MOST LIGHTNING DEATHS OCCUR DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, AND DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE ARE THE TIMES WHEN LIGHTNING IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE CAUGHT OUT OF DOORS. LIGHTNING QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THAT A PERSON WILL BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING DURING HIS OR HER LIFETIME. ANSWER: BASED ON DOCUMENTED CASES OF LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES, THE NATIONWIDE ODDS OF BEING KILLED OR INJURED BY LIGHTNING ARE ABOUT 1 IN 700,000 FOR EACH YEAR OF YOUR LIFE. ASSUMING A LIFE SPAN OF 80 YEARS, THAT'S LIFETIME ODDS OF MORE THAN 1 IN 9000. THESE ODDS ARE BASED ON DOCUMENTED CASES ONLY AND WOULD LIKELY BE MUCH HIGHER IF ALL LIGHTNING STRIKE CASES WERE DOCUMENTED. KEEP IN MIND, THOUGH, THAT YOUR BEHAVIOR AROUND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DETERMINE YOUR INDIVIDUAL ODDS. IF YOU ARE AWARE OF ALL THE THREATS POSED BY LIGHTNING AND ACT ACCORDINGLY, YOUR CHANCES FOR BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WILL BE CONSIDERABLY LOWER. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THOSE DANGERS OR DON'T TAKE THE APPROPRIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, YOUR ODDS OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WILL BE HIGHER.  742 NOUS44 KJAN 241053 PNSJAN PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 600 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK IS JUNE 23 THROUGH JUNE 29... JUNE 23 THROUGH JUNE 29...2013...IS NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY WEEK. THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON WILL EMPHASIZE LIGHTNING SAFETY. TODAY WE FOCUS ON THE SCIENCE OF LIGHTNING. FOR AS LONG AS HUMANS HAVE WATCHED THE SKIES...LIGHTNING HAS FASCINATED AND FRIGHTENED THEM. METEOROLOGISTS KNOW THE CLOUD CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO PRODUCE LIGHTNING...BUT CANNOT FORECAST THE LOCATION OR TIME OF THE NEXT STROKE OF LIGHTNING FROM A STORM. AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT...THERE ARE AS MANY AS 2000 THUNDERSTORMS IN PROGRESS SOMEWHERE ON THE EARTH AND EACH IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DEADLY LIGHTNING. AS A THUNDERSTORM FORMS...IT PRODUCES ICE IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE CLOUD. THE FORMATION OF ICE IN A CLOUD IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHTNING. THOSE STORMS THAT FAIL TO PRODUCE LARGE NUMBERS OF ICE CRYSTALS MAY ALSO FAIL TO PRODUCE LIGHTNING. STRONG RISING AND SINKING MOTIONS WITHIN THE CLOUD ARE IMPORTANT TOO...AS THEY ENHANCE COLLISIONS AMONG CLOUD PARTICLES...CAUSING A SEPARATION OF ELECTRICAL CHARGES. POSITIVELY CHARGED ICE CRYSTALS RISE TO THE TOP OF THE THUNDERSTORM...AND NEGATIVELY CHARGED ICE PARTICLES AND HAILSTONES DROP TO THE MIDDLE AND LOWER PARTS OF THE STORM. AS THE DIFFERENCES IN CHARGES CONTINUE TO INCREASE... POSITIVE CHARGES RISE UP TALLER OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES...HOUSES...AND TELEPHONE POLES. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN UNDER A STORM AND HAD YOUR HAIR STAND UP? YES...THE CHARGE CAN ALSO MOVE UP YOU! THIS IS NATURES FINAL WARNING THAT YOU ARE IN THE WRONG PLACE...AND YOU MAY BE A LIGHTNING TARGET! IF THIS HAPPENS...YOU NEED TO ACT QUICKLY BY GETTING INTO A BUILDING OR HARD TOPPED CAR. THE NEGATIVELY CHARGED AREA IN THE STORM SENDS OUT A CHARGE TOWARD THE GROUND CALLED A STEP LEADER. IT IS INVISIBLE TO THE HUMAN EYE AND MOVES IN STEPS IN LESS THAN A SECOND TOWARD THE GROUND. WHEN IT GETS CLOSE TO THE GROUND...IT IS ATTRACTED BY ALL OF THE POSITIVELY CHARGED OBJECTS...AND A CHANNEL DEVELOPS. YOU SEE THE ELECTRICAL TRANSFER IN THIS CHANNEL AS LIGHTNING. THERE MAY BE SEVERAL REPEATED TRANSFERS OF ELECTRICITY WITHIN THE CHANNEL. YOU MAY OBSERVE THE REPEATED TRANSFERS AS FLICKERING LIGHTNING. TOMORROW WE WILL DISCUSS LIGHTNING SAFETY OUTDOORS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION... PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN JACKSON MISSISSIPPI OR VISIT THE LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV/. $$  244 NOUS43 KICT 241100 PNSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-241500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 600 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... IN 1909...SEVEN TORNADOES STRUCK NORTON COUNTY OF WHICH TWO WERE F4S. REMARKABLY...THERE WERE NO FATALITIES OR INJURIES...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE 2 VIOLENT TWISTERS LEVELED FARMS...RANCHES...A SCHOOL AND A CHURCH. IN 1951...AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WENT ON A 200 MILE RAMPAGE FROM KINGMAN COUNTY TO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. IN SOME AREAS THE HAIL ACCUMULATED TO A FOOT DEEP. THE HAIL BROKE WINDOWS...DAMAGED ROOFS AND DENTED COUNTLESS VEHICLES...RESULTING IN AROUND $14 MILLION DAMAGE. $$ AUTO  343 NOUS44 KMEG 241100 PNSMEG ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-250500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 600 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK IS JUNE 23RD THROUGH JUNE 29TH... JUNE 23TH THROUGH JUNE 29TH...2013...IS NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY WEEK. THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS WILL EMPHASIZE LIGHTNING SAFETY. TODAY WE PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF LIGHTNING. BECAUSE LIGHTNING USUALLY CLAIMS ONLY ONE OR TWO VICTIMS AT A TIME AND BECAUSE LIGHTNING DOES NOT CAUSE THE MASS DESTRUCTION LEFT IN THE WAKE OF TORNADOES OR HURRICANES...LIGHTNING GENERALLY RECEIVES MUCH LESS ATTENTION THAN OTHER WEATHER HAZARDS. DURING A THUNDERSTORM...EACH FLASH OF CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS A POTENTIAL KILLER. LIGHTNING DEATHS CAN BE PREVENTED ONLY IF PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE DANGERS AND SEEK SHELTER IN A BUILDING OR A HARD TOPPED VEHICLE. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE AS MUCH AS 10 MILES AWAY FROM THE RAIN AREA IN A THUNDERSTORM. THAT IS ABOUT THE DISTANCE THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR THE THUNDER FROM THE STORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THE THUNDER FROM A STORM...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. WHERE ORGANIZED SPORTS ACTIVITIES ARE TAKING PLACE... COACHES... UMPIRES... REFEREES... OR CAMP COUNSELORS MUST PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS BY STOPPING THE ACTIVITIES SOONER SO THAT PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS CAN GET TO A SAFE PLACE BEFORE THE LIGHTNING THREAT BECOMES SIGNIFICANT. TOMORROW WE WILL DISCUSS THE SCIENCE OF LIGHTNING. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION... PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OR VISIT NOAA/S LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK WEB SITE AT... ALL LOWER CASE... HTTP://WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV. $$  021 NOUS44 KBMX 241100 PNSBMX ALZ011>015-017>050-242300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 600 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK... TODAY'S TOPIC IS LIGHTNING AWARENESS. LIGHTNING KILLS--WHEN IT ROARS, GO INDOORS! IN THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR, THERE ARE ABOUT 23 MILLION CLOUD-TO- GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. WHILE LIGHTNING CAN BE FASCINATING TO WATCH, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DURING THE LAST 30 YEARS, LIGHTNING HAS KILLED AN AVERAGE OF 52 PEOPLE P...THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK... TODAY'S TOPIC IS LIGHTNING AWARENESS. LIGHTNING KILLS--WHEN IT ROARS, GO INDOORS! IN THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR, THERE ARE ABOUT 23 MILLION CLOUD-TO- GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. WHILE LIGHTNING CAN BE FASCINATING TO WATCH, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DURING THE LAST 30 YEARS, LIGHTNING HAS KILLED AN AVERAGE OF 52 PEOPLE PER YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES WHILE INJURING 300 MORE. BRINGING THAT DOWN TO THE LOCAL LEVEL, ALABAMA HAD 112 REPORTED LIGHTNING DEATHS BETWEEN 1959 AND 2012. DURING A THUNDERSTORM, EACH LIGHTNING FLASH IS A POTENTIAL KILLER. LIGHTNING CAN EVEN STRIKE UP TO 10 MILES FROM THE MAIN AREA OF THE THUNDERSTORM, WHICH IS ABOUT THE DISTANCE YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER FROM THE STORM. WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN SEE THE ACTUAL LIGHTNING FLASH, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK. IN ADDITION TO THE VISIBLE FLASH OF LIGHTNING, THE CURRENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIGHTNING DISCHARGE TRAVELS ALONG THE GROUND. ALTHOUGH SOME VICTIMS ARE STRUCK DIRECTLY BY THE STROKE, MANY VICTIMS ARE STRUCK AS THE CURRENT MOVES IN AND ALONG THE GROUND. PEOPLE NEED TO BECOME AWARE OF WHAT BEHAVIOR PUTS THEM AT THE GREATEST RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO TO REDUCE THAT RISK. THOSE IN CHARGE OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS SHOULD HAVE AND FOLLOW A SPECIFIC LIGHTNING SAFETY PLAN TO MINIMIZE DANGER TO PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS. THE GREATEST NUMBER OF LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES OCCURS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN BOTH LIGHTNING AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES REACH THEIR PEAKS. DURING THE SUMMER, PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WARM WEATHER TO ENJOY A MULTITUDE OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE ACTIVITIES PUT THEM AT GREATER RISK OF BEING STRUCK. EVEN INDOORS, PEOPLE MUST AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT PUT THEM AT RISK. IN PARTICULAR, PEOPLE SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM OUTSIDE DOORS AND WINDOWS AND AVOID CONTACT WITH ANYTHING THAT CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY. FINALLY, IN THE EVENT THAT A PERSON IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE MAY BE NECESSARY TO SAVE THE PERSONS LIFE. CARDIAC ARREST, BURNS, AND NERVE DAMAGE ARE COMMON IN CASES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. WITH PROPER TREATMENT, INCLUDING CPR IF NECESSARY, MOST VICTIMS CAN SURVIVE A LIGHTNING STRIKE, BUT THE LONG TERM EFFECTS ON THEIR LIVES AS WELL AS THE LIVES OF THEIR FAMILIES CAN BE DEVASTATING. TUESDAY'S TOPIC WILL BE THE SCIENCE OF LIGHTNING. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON LIGHTNING SAFETY, GO TO WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND THEN CLICK ON CENTRAL ALABAMA, OR CONTACT JIM STEFKOVICH, METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AT 205-664-3010, EXTENSION 222, OR JOHN DE BLOCK, WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST, AT EXTENSION 223.ER YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES WHILE INJURING 300 MORE. BRINGING THAT DOWN TO THE LOCAL LEVEL, ALABAMA HAD 112 REPORTED LIGHTNING DEATHS BETWEEN 1959 AND 2012. DURING A THUNDERSTORM, EACH LIGHTNING FLASH IS A POTENTIAL KILLER. LIGHTNING CAN EVEN STRIKE UP TO 10 MILES FROM THE MAIN AREA OF THE THUNDERSTORM, WHICH IS ABOUT THE DISTANCE YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER FROM THE STORM. WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN SEE THE ACTUAL LIGHTNING FLASH, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK. IN ADDITION TO THE VISIBLE FLASH OF LIGHTNING, THE CURRENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIGHTNING DISCHARGE TRAVELS ALONG THE GROUND. ALTHOUGH SOME VICTIMS ARE STRUCK DIRECTLY BY THE STROKE, MANY VICTIMS ARE STRUCK AS THE CURRENT MOVES IN AND ALONG THE GROUND. PEOPLE NEED TO BECOME AWARE OF WHAT BEHAVIOR PUTS THEM AT THE GREATEST RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO TO REDUCE THAT RISK. THOSE IN CHARGE OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS SHOULD HAVE AND FOLLOW A SPECIFIC LIGHTNING SAFETY PLAN TO MINIMIZE DANGER TO PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS. THE GREATEST NUMBER OF LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES OCCURS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN BOTH LIGHTNING AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES REACH THEIR PEAKS. DURING THE SUMMER, PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WARM WEATHER TO ENJOY A MULTITUDE OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE ACTIVITIES PUT THEM AT GREATER RISK OF BEING STRUCK. EVEN INDOORS, PEOPLE MUST AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT PUT THEM AT RISK. IN PARTICULAR, PEOPLE SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM OUTSIDE DOORS AND WINDOWS AND AVOID CONTACT WITH ANYTHING THAT CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY. FINALLY, IN THE EVENT THAT A PERSON IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE MAY BE NECESSARY TO SAVE THE PERSONS LIFE. CARDIAC ARREST, BURNS, AND NERVE DAMAGE ARE COMMON IN CASES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. WITH PROPER TREATMENT, INCLUDING CPR IF NECESSARY, MOST VICTIMS CAN SURVIVE A LIGHTNING STRIKE, BUT THE LONG TERM EFFECTS ON THEIR LIVES AS WELL AS THE LIVES OF THEIR FAMILIES CAN BE DEVASTATING. TUESDAY'S TOPIC WILL BE THE SCIENCE OF LIGHTNING. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON LIGHTNING SAFETY, GO TO WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND THEN CLICK ON CENTRAL ALABAMA, OR CONTACT JIM STEFKOVICH, METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AT 205-664-3010, EXTENSION 222, OR JOHN DE BLOCK, WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST, AT EXTENSION 223. $$  104 NOUS44 KBMX 241102 PNSBMX ALZ011>015-017>050-242315- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 602 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK... TODAY'S TOPIC IS LIGHTNING AWARENESS. LIGHTNING KILLS--WHEN IT ROARS, GO INDOORS! IN THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR, THERE ARE ABOUT 23 MILLION CLOUD-TO- GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. WHILE LIGHTNING CAN BE FASCINATING TO WATCH, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DURING THE LAST 30 YEARS, LIGHTNING HAS KILLED AN AVERAGE OF 52 PEOPLE PER YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES WHILE INJURING 300 MORE. BRINGING THAT DOWN TO THE LOCAL LEVEL, ALABAMA HAD 112 REPORTED LIGHTNING DEATHS BETWEEN 1959 AND 2012. DURING A THUNDERSTORM, EACH LIGHTNING FLASH IS A POTENTIAL KILLER. LIGHTNING CAN EVEN STRIKE UP TO 10 MILES FROM THE MAIN AREA OF THE THUNDERSTORM, WHICH IS ABOUT THE DISTANCE YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER FROM THE STORM. WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN SEE THE ACTUAL LIGHTNING FLASH, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK. IN ADDITION TO THE VISIBLE FLASH OF LIGHTNING, THE CURRENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIGHTNING DISCHARGE TRAVELS ALONG THE GROUND. ALTHOUGH SOME VICTIMS ARE STRUCK DIRECTLY BY THE STROKE, MANY VICTIMS ARE STRUCK AS THE CURRENT MOVES IN AND ALONG THE GROUND. PEOPLE NEED TO BECOME AWARE OF WHAT BEHAVIOR PUTS THEM AT THE GREATEST RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO TO REDUCE THAT RISK. THOSE IN CHARGE OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS SHOULD HAVE AND FOLLOW A SPECIFIC LIGHTNING SAFETY PLAN TO MINIMIZE DANGER TO PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS. THE GREATEST NUMBER OF LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES OCCURS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN BOTH LIGHTNING AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES REACH THEIR PEAKS. DURING THE SUMMER, PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WARM WEATHER TO ENJOY A MULTITUDE OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE ACTIVITIES PUT THEM AT GREATER RISK OF BEING STRUCK. EVEN INDOORS, PEOPLE MUST AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT PUT THEM AT RISK. IN PARTICULAR, PEOPLE SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM OUTSIDE DOORS AND WINDOWS AND AVOID CONTACT WITH ANYTHING THAT CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY. FINALLY, IN THE EVENT THAT A PERSON IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE MAY BE NECESSARY TO SAVE THE PERSONS LIFE. CARDIAC ARREST, BURNS, AND NERVE DAMAGE ARE COMMON IN CASES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. WITH PROPER TREATMENT, INCLUDING CPR IF NECESSARY, MOST VICTIMS CAN SURVIVE A LIGHTNING STRIKE, BUT THE LONG TERM EFFECTS ON THEIR LIVES AS WELL AS THE LIVES OF THEIR FAMILIES CAN BE DEVASTATING. TUESDAY'S TOPIC WILL BE THE SCIENCE OF LIGHTNING. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON LIGHTNING SAFETY, GO TO WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND THEN CLICK ON CENTRAL ALABAMA, OR CONTACT JIM STEFKOVICH, METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AT 205-664-3010, EXTENSION 222, OR JOHN DE BLOCK, WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST, AT EXTENSION 223. $$  257 NOUS44 KLZK 241104 PNSLZK ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-241900- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 600 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...GENERAL OVERVIEW OF LIGHTNING... THIS IS NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND TOURISM...THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS...THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF ARKANSAS... AND ENTERGY ARKANSAS INCORPORATED ARE SPONSORS OF THE WEEK IN ARKANSAS. TODAYS TOPIC IS A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF LIGHTNING. LIGHTNING IS THE UNDERRATED KILLER. LIGHTNING IS FASCINATING TO WATCH BUT ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IN THE UNITED STATES...THERE ARE ABOUT 23 MILLION LIGHTNING FLASHES PER YEAR. WHILE LIGHTNING FATALITIES HAVE DECREASED OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS...LIGHTNING CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE TOP 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 BEING A LIGHTNING VICTIM. HOW THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. ALL THUNDERSTORMS GO THROUGH STAGES OF GROWTH...DEVELOPMENT... ELECTRIFICATION AND DISSIPATION. THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN BEGIN TO DEVELOP EARLY IN THE DAY WHEN THE SUN HEATS THE AIR NEAR THE GROUND AND POCKETS OF WARMER AIR START TO RISE IN THE ATMOSPHERE. WHEN THESE POCKETS OF AIR REACH A CERTAIN LEVEL IN THE ATMOSPHERE...CUMULUS CLOUDS START TO FORM. CONTINUED HEATING CAUSES THESE CLOUDS TO GROW VERTICALLY INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. THESE TOWERING CUMULUS CLOUDS MAY BE ONE OF THE FIRST SIGNS OF A DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM. THE FINAL STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT OCCURS AS THE TOP OF THE CLOUD BECOMES SHAPED LIKE AN ANVIL. AS A THUNDERSTORM CLOUD GROWS...PRECIPITATION FORMS WITHIN THE CLOUD. A WELL DEVELOPED THUNDERSTORM CLOUD CONTAINS MOSTLY SMALL ICE CRYSTALS IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE CLOUD...A MIXTURE OF SMALL ICE CRYSTALS AND SMALL HAIL IN THE MIDDLE LEVELS OF THE CLOUD...AND A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND MELTING HAIL IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE CLOUD. AIR MOVEMENTS AND COLLISIONS BETWEEN THE VARIOUS TYPES OF PRECIPITATION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CLOUD CAUSE THE PRECIPITATION PARTICLES TO BECOME CHARGED. THE LIGHTER ICE CRYSTALS BECOME POSITIVELY CHARGED AND ARE CARRIED UPWARD INTO THE UPPER PART OF THE STORM BY RISING AIR. THE HEAVIER HAIL BECOMES NEGATIVELY CHARGED AND IS EITHER SUSPENDED BY THE RISING AIR OR FALLS TOWARD THE LOWER PART OF THE STORM. THESE COLLISIONS AND AIR MOVEMENTS CAUSE THE TOP OF THE THUNDERSTORM CLOUD TO BECOME POSITIVELY CHARGED AND THE MIDDLE AND LOWER PARTS OF THE STORM TO BECOME NEGATIVELY CHARGED. IN ADDITION...A SMALL POSITIVE CHARGE DEVELOPS NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE THUNDERSTORM CLOUD. THE NEGATIVE CHARGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THUNDERSTORM CLOUD CAUSES THE GROUND UNDERNEATH TO BECOME POSITIVELY CHARGED...AND THE POSITIVELY CHARGED ANVIL CAUSES THE GROUND UNDER THE ANVIL TO BECOME NEGATIVELY CHARGED. HOW LIGHTNING FORMS. LIGHTNING IS A GIANT SPARK OF ELECTRICITY IN THE ATMOSPHERE OR BETWEEN THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE GROUND. IN THE INITIAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT...AIR ACTS AS AN INSULATOR BETWEEN THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CHARGES IN THE CLOUD AND BETWEEN THE CLOUD AND THE GROUND...HOWEVER...WHEN THE DIFFERENCES IN CHARGES BECOME TOO GREAT...THIS INSULATING CAPACITY OF THE AIR BREAKS DOWN AND THERE IS A RAPID DISCHARGE OF ELECTRICITY THAT WE KNOW OF AS LIGHTNING. LIGHTNING CAN OCCUR BETWEEN OPPOSITE CHARGES WITHIN THE THUNDERSTORM CLOUD /INTRA CLOUD LIGHTNING/ OR BETWEEN OPPOSITE CHARGES IN THE CLOUD AND ON THE GROUND /CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING/. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS DIVIDED INTO TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF FLASHES DEPENDING ON THE CHARGE IN THE CLOUD WHERE THE LIGHTNING ORIGINATES. WHAT IS THUNDER. THUNDER IS THE SOUND MADE BY A FLASH OF LIGHTNING. AS LIGHTNING PASSES THROUGH THE AIR...IT HEATS THE AIR QUICKLY. THIS CAUSES THE AIR TO EXPAND RAPIDLY AND CREATES THE SOUND WAVE THAT WE HEAR AS THUNDER. NORMALLY...YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER ABOUT 10 MILES FROM A LIGHTNING STRIKE. SINCE LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUTWARD 10 MILES FROM A THUNDERSTORM...IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE LIKELY WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF THE STORM. LIGHTNING SAFETY. THERE IS NO SAFE PLACE OUTSIDE WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE AREA. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE LIKELY WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF THE STORM. JUST REMEMBER...WHEN THUNDER ROARS... GO INDOORS! TOO MANY PEOPLE WAIT FAR TOO LONG TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. UNFORTUNATELY... THESE DELAYED ACTIONS LEAD TO MANY OF THE LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES IN THE U.S. THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM LIGHTNING IS TO AVOID THE THREAT. YOU SIMPLY DO NOT WANT TO BE CAUGHT OUTSIDE IN A STORM. HAVE A LIGHTNING SAFETY PLAN...AND CANCEL OR POSTPONE ACTIVITIES EARLY IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GET TO A SAFE PLACE BEFORE THE WEATHER BECOMES THREATENING. SUBSTANTIAL BUILDINGS AND HARD TOPPED VEHICLES ARE SAFE OPTIONS. RAIN SHELTERS...SMALL SHEDS... AND OPEN VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE. A SAFE SHELTER FROM LIGHTNING IS EITHER A SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING OR AN ENCLOSED METAL VEHICLE. A SAFE BUILDING IS ONE THAT IS FULLY ENCLOSED WITH A ROOF...WALLS...AND FLOOR... AND HAS PLUMBING OR WIRING. EXAMPLES INCLUDE A HOME... SCHOOL...CHURCH...HOTEL...OFFICE BUILDING...OR SHOPPING CENTER. ONCE INSIDE...STAY AWAY FROM SHOWERS...SINKS... BATH TUBS...AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SUCH AS STOVES... RADIOS...CORDED TELEPHONES...AND COMPUTERS. UNSAFE BUILDINGS INCLUDE CARPORTS...OPEN GARAGES...COVERED PATIOS...PICNIC SHELTERS...BEACH PAVILIONS...GOLF SHELTERS...TENTS OF ANY KIND...BASEBALL DUGOUTS...SHEDS... AND GREENHOUSES. A SAFE VEHICLE IS ANY FULLY ENCLOSED METAL TOPPED VEHICLE SUCH AS A HARD TOPPED CAR...MINIVAN...BUS...TRUCK...ETC. WHILE INSIDE A SAFE VEHICLE...DO NOT USE ELETRONIC DEVICES SUCH AS RADIO COMMUNICATIONS DURING A THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU DRIVE INTO A THUNDERSTORM...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION. IF POSSIBLE...PULL OFF THE ROAD INTO A SAFE AREA. DO NOT LEAVE THE VEHICLE DURING A THUNDERSTORM. UNSAFE VEHICLES INCLUDE GOLF CARTS...CONVERTIBLES... MOTORCYCLES...OR ANY OPEN CAB VEHICLE. LIGHTNING VICTIMS. IF SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING...THEY MAY NEED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. LIGHTNING VICTIMS DO NOT CARRY AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE AND ARE SAFE TO TOUCH. CALL 911 AND MONITOR THE VICTIM. START CPR OR USE AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR IF NEEDED. && ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON LIGHTNING SAFETY IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LZK $$ 28  555 NOUS41 KGYX 241110 PNSGYX MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-251200 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 0710 AM EDT MON JUN 24 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DECLARED THE WEEK OF JUNE 23RD THROUGH 29TH, LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF FIVE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS TO BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN GRAY, MAINE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON LIGHTNING AND LIGHTNING SAFETY. LIGHTNING AND LIGHTNING SAFETY--AN INTRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES, THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 25 MILLION CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING FLASHES EACH YEAR. WHILE LIGHTNING CAN BE FASCINATING TO WATCH, IT IS ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. EACH ONE OF THOSE 25 MILLION FLASHES IS A POTENTIAL KILLER. BASED ON DATA FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS (1983 TO 2012), LIGHTNING HAS KILLED MORE THAN 1600 PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES, AN AVERAGE OF 53 PEOPLE PER YEAR BASED ON DOCUMENTED CASES. THIS IS LESS THAN THE AVERAGE OF 73 DEATHS PER YEAR CAUSED BY TORNADOES AND MORE THAN THE AVERAGE OF 39 FROM HURRICANES. HOWEVER, BECAUSE LIGHTNING USUALLY CLAIMS ONLY ONE OR TWO VICTIMS AT A TIME, AND BECAUSE LIGHTNING DOES NOT CAUSE THE MASS DESTRUCTION LEFT IN THE WAKE OF TORNADOES OR HURRICANES, LIGHTNING GENERALLY RECEIVES MUCH LESS ATTENTION THAN THE MORE DESTRUCTIVE STORM-RELATED KILLERS. DOCUMENTED LIGHTNING INJURIES IN THE UNITED STATES AVERAGE ABOUT 300 PER YEAR; HOWEVER, UNDOCUMENTED INJURIES CAUSED BY LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY MUCH HIGHER. LAST NIGHT'S STORMS AND THE INJURIES THEY CAUSED SHOULD BE A REMINDER OF THE POWER OF LIGHTNING. DURING THE PAST 50 YEARS, LIGHTNING HAS KILLED ABOUT 35 PEOPLE IN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD, LIGHTNING HAS INJURED MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE IN THE TWO STATES. THERE WERE NO LIGHTNING FATALITIES IN MAINE OR NEW HAMPSHIRE IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. HOWEVER, IN 2008, LIGHTNING KILLED A MAN AND WOMAN WHO WENT OUTSIDE TO RETRIEVE A PAIR OF EYEGLASSES DURING A THUNDERSTORM. IN 2007, LIGHTNING KILLED A PORTLAND MAN WHO WAS CAMPING IN BAXTER STATE PARK. LAST NIGHT'S STORMS AND THE INJURIES THEY CAUSED SHOULD BE A REMINDER OF THE POWER OF LIGHTNING. ALTHOUGH NO LIGHTNING FATALITIES HAVE OCCURRED IN MAINE OR NEW HAMPSHIRE THUS FAR THIS YEAR, AT LEAST 7 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED BY LIGHTNING NATIONWIDE. IN A STUDY OF LIGHTNING VICTIMS FROM 1959 TO 1994, MAINE'S CASUALTY RATE PER CAPITA (WHICH COMBINES BOTH DEATHS AND INJURIES) RANKED 8TH HIGHEST IN THE NATION WHILE NEW HAMPSHIRE'S CASUALTY RATE RANKED 16TH HIGHEST. MORE RECENTLY, OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS (2003-2012), MAINE'S FATALITY RATE PER CAPITA RANKED 7TH HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY. NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS NOT HAD A LIGHTNING FATALITY IN THE PAST 10 YEARS. MAINE'S STATISTICS ARE RATHER ALARMING SINCE MAINE HAS CONSIDERABLY LESS LIGHTNING THAN VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE COUNTRY EAST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. WHILE MANY PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING, THE VAST MAJORITY ARE NOT. THIS LACK OF UNDERSTANDING CONTINUES TO BE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES. MANY PEOPLE DON'T ACT TO PROTECT THEIR LIVES, THEIR PROPERTY, AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS IN A TIMELY MANNER SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING. THIS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE CAN LEAD TO VERY TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ARE KEYS TO REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE ACTIVITIES AND BEHAVIOR THAT PUT THEM AT A GREATER RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, AND FIND OUT WHAT THEY CAN DO TO REDUCE THAT RISK. ADULTS IN CHARGE OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT INVOLVE CHILDREN, SHOULD HAVE AND FOLLOW A SPECIFIC LIGHTNING SAFETY PLAN SO THAT THEY MINIMIZE THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING FOR THE PARTICIPANTS AND THE SPECTATORS. THE GREATEST NUMBER OF LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES IN THE UNITED STATES OCCURS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN THE COMBINATION OF LIGHTNING AND OUTDOOR SUMMERTIME ACTIVITIES REACHES A PEAK. DURING THE SUMMER, PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WARM WEATHER TO ENJOY A MULTITUDE OF OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES PUT THEM AT GREATER RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. WHILE VIRTUALLY ALL PEOPLE TAKE SOME PROTECTIVE ACTIONS DURING THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THUNDERSTORMS, MANY LEAVE THEMSELVES VULNERABLE TO BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AS THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH, DEPART, OR ARE NEARBY. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE AS MUCH AS 10 MILES OR MORE AWAY FROM THE RAIN AREA OF A THUNDERSTORM; THAT'S ABOUT THE DISTANCE THAT YOU CAN HEAR THE THUNDER FROM THE STORM. IN SOME INSTANCES WHEN A STORM IS TEN MILES AWAY, IT MAY EVEN BE DIFFICULT TO TELL THAT A STORM IS NEARBY. HOWEVER, IF YOU HEAR THE THUNDER, CHANCES ARE THAT YOU ARE WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF THAT STORM. REMEMBER -- WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS! INSIDE HOMES, PEOPLE MUST AVOID ACTIVITIES WHICH PUT THEM AT RISK FROM A POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE. IN PARTICULAR, PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID CONTACT WITH ANYTHING THAT CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. PEOPLE MAY ALSO WANT TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS WELL BEFORE THE STORM THREATENS, IN ORDER TO PROTECT PROPERTY WITHIN THEIR HOMES, SUCH AS SENSITIVE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. FINALLY, IN THE UNFORTUNATE EVENT THAT A PERSON IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, MEDICAL CARE MAY BE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY TO SAVE THAT PERSON'S LIFE. CARDIAC ARREST AND IRREGULARITIES, AND NERVE DAMAGE ARE COMMON IN CASES WHERE PEOPLE ARE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. HOWEVER, WITH PROPER TREATMENT, INCLUDING CPR IF NECESSARY, MOST VICTIMS SURVIVE A LIGHTNING STRIKE, ALTHOUGH THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS ON THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF FAMILY MEMBERS CAN BE DEVASTATING. LIGHTNING FACT FOR THE DAY: MOST LIGHTNING DEATHS OCCUR DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, AND DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE ARE THE TIMES WHEN LIGHTNING IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE CAUGHT OUT-OF-DOORS. LIGHTNING QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LIGHTNING. ANSWER: LIGHTNING IS A GIANT SPARK OF ELECTRICITY. A TYPICAL LIGHTNING FLASH CONTAINS ABOUT 20,000 AMPS AND SEVERAL HUNDRED MILLION VOLTS. THIS COMPARES TO A STANDARD HOUSEHOLD CURRENT OF 15 AMPS AND ABOUT 115 VOLTS. TYPICALLY, A LIGHTNING FLASH IS ONLY 1 TO 2 INCHES WIDE. THE STEP LEADER THAT INITIATES THE LIGHTNING FLASH PROPAGATES DOWNWARD FROM THE CLOUD AT A RATE OF ABOUT 200,000 MILES PER HOUR. THE RETURN STROKE (THE CURRENT THAT CAUSE THE VISIBLE FLASH) MOVES UPWARD AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 200,000,000 MILES PER HOUR (ABOUT 1/3 THE SPEED OF LIGHT). IN COMPARISON, THE SOUND OF THUNDER TRAVELS AT ABOUT 1100 FT PER SECOND OR ABOUT 750 MILES PER HOUR. HERE'S A LIST OF TOPICS TO BE COVERED LATER THIS WEEK: TUESDAY - THE SCIENCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING WEDNESDAY - OUTDOOR SAFETY THURSDAY - SAFE SHELTERS AND INDOOR SAFETY. FRIDAY - THE FACTS ABOUT LIGHTNING STRIKE VICTIMS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LIGHTNING OR LIGHTNING SAFETY, VISIT NOAA'S LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV $$ JENSENIUS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY...MAINE NNNN  439 NOUS42 KMHX 241115 PNSMHX NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-250000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 715 AM EDT MON JUN 24 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DECLARED THE WEEK OF JUNE 23RD THROUGH JUNE 29TH, LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF FIVE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS TO BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY, NORTH CAROLINA CONTAINING INFORMATION ON LIGHTNING AND LIGHTNING SAFETY. ...AN INTRODUCTION TO LIGHTNING AND LIGHTNING SAFETY... IN THE UNITED STATES, THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 25 MILLION CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING FLASHES EACH YEAR. WHILE LIGHTNING CAN BE FASCINATING TO WATCH, IT IS ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. EACH ONE OF THOSE 25 MILLION FLASHES IS A POTENTIAL KILLER. LIGHTNING KILLS AN AVERAGE OF 54 PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES BASED ON DOCUMENTED CASES. HOWEVER, BECAUSE LIGHTNING USUALLY CLAIMS ONLY ONE OR TWO VICTIMS AT A TIME, AND BECAUSE LIGHTNING DOES NOT CAUSE THE MASS DESTRUCTION LEFT IN THE WAKE OF TORNADOES OR HURRICANES, LIGHTNING GENERALLY RECEIVES MUCH LESS ATTENTION THAN THE MORE DESTRUCTIVE STORM RELATED KILLERS. DOCUMENTED LIGHTNING INJURIES IN THE UNITED STATES AVERAGE HUNDREDS PER YEAR. WHILE MANY PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING, THE VAST MAJORITY ARE NOT. THIS LACK OF UNDERSTANDING WITH REGARD TO THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING CONTINUES TO BE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES. MANY PEOPLE DON'T ACT TO PROTECT THEIR LIVES, THEIR PROPERTY, AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS IN A TIMELY MANNER SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING. THIS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE CAN LEAD TO VERY TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ARE KEYS TO REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE NEED TO BECOME AWARE OF THE TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT PUTS THEM AT A GREATER RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO REDUCE THAT RISK. ADULTS IN CHARGE OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT INVOLVE CHILDREN, SHOULD HAVE AND FOLLOW A SPECIFIC LIGHTNING SAFETY PLAN SO THAT THEY MINIMIZE THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING FOR THE PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS. THE GREATEST NUMBER OF LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES IN THE UNITED STATES OCCURS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN THE COMBINATION OF LIGHTNING AND OUTDOOR SUMMERTIME ACTIVITIES REACHES A PEAK. DURING THE SUMMER, PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WARM WEATHER TO ENJOY A MULTITUDE OF OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES PUT THEM AT GREATER RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. WHILE VIRTUALLY ALL PEOPLE TAKE SOME PROTECTIVE ACTIONS DURING THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THUNDERSTORMS, MANY LEAVE THEMSELVES VULNERABLE TO BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AS THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH, DEPART, OR ARE NEARBY. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE AS MUCH AS 10 MILES OR MORE AWAY FROM THE RAIN AREA OF A THUNDERSTORM AND THAT'S ABOUT THE DISTANCE THAT YOU CAN HEAR THE THUNDER FROM THE STORM. IN SOME INSTANCES WHEN A STORM IS TEN MILES AWAY, IT MAY EVEN BE DIFFICULT TO TELL THAT A STORM IS NEARBY. HOWEVER, IF YOU HEAR THE THUNDER, CHANCES ARE THAT YOU ARE WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF THAT STORM. INSIDE HOMES, PEOPLE MUST ALSO AVOID ACTIVITIES WHICH PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK FROM A POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE. IN PARTICULAR, PEOPLE SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID CONTACT WITH ANYTHING THAT CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY. PEOPLE MAY ALSO WANT TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS WELL BEFORE THE STORM THREATENS, IN ORDER TO PROTECT PROPERTY WITHIN THEIR HOMES, SUCH AS ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. FINALLY, IN THE UNFORTUNATE EVENT THAT A PERSON IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, MEDICAL CARE MAY BE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY TO SAVE THE PERSON'S LIFE. CARDIAC ARREST AND IRREGULARITIES, BURNS, AND NERVE DAMAGE ARE COMMON IN CASES WHERE PEOPLE ARE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. HOWEVER, WITH PROPER TREATMENT, INCLUDING CPR IF NECESSARY, MOST VICTIMS SURVIVE A LIGHTNING STRIKE, ALTHOUGH THE LONG TERM EFFECTS ON THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF FAMILY MEMBERS CAN BE DEVASTATING. HERE'S A LIST OF TOPICS TO BE COVERED LATER THIS WEEK: TUESDAY - THE SCIENCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING WEDNESDAY - OUTDOOR SAFETY THURSDAY - SAFE SHELTERS AND INDOOR SAFETY. FRIDAY - THE FACTS ABOUT LIGHTNING STRIKE VICTIMS FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT LIGHTNING SAFETY VISIT NOAA'S LIGHTNING SAFETY WEBSITE AT WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV $$  592 NOUS41 KBGM 241128 PNSBGM NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-250400- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 730 AM EDT MON JUN 24 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DECLARED THE WEEK OF JUNE 23RD THROUGH JUNE 29TH LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF FIVE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS TO BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BINGHAMTON. TODAY/S TOPIC WILL FOCUS ON AN INTRODUCTION TO LIGHTNING AND LIGHTNING SAFETY. IN THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR...ABOUT 23 MILLION CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES OCCUR. EACH ONE OF THESE 23 MILLION FLASHES IS A POTENTIAL KILLER. DURING THE LAST 30 YEARS...LIGHTNING HAS KILLED AN AVERAGE OF 54 PEOPLE PER YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES. BY COMPARISON...47 PEOPLE ARE KILLED BY HURRICANES...ON AVERAGE DURING A GIVEN YEAR. BECAUSE LIGHTNING ONLY CLAIMS ONE OR TWO VICTIMS AT A TIME AND DOES NOT LEAVE MASSIVE DESTRUCTION BEHIND...IT USUALLY RECEIVES MUCH LESS ATTENTION THAN THE MORE DESTRUCTIVE STORM RELATED KILLERS. LIGHTNING ALSO INJURES 300 PEOPLE PER YEAR...ALTHOUGH UNDOCUMENTED INJURIES ARE LIKELY HIGHER. A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING THE DANGER OF LIGHTNING IS A BIG PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES. MANY PEOPLE DO NOT ACT TO PROTECT THEMSELVES IN A TIMELY FASHION DUE TO A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. THIS CAN LEAD TO VERY TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ARE KEY TO REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. THIS INCLUDES INFORMING THE PUBLIC ON WHAT BEHAVIOR PUTS THEM AT RISK AND KNOWING WHAT TO DO TO REDUCE THAT RISK. THOSE INVOLVED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN CHARGE...SHOULD HAVE AND FOLLOW A SPECIFIC LIGHTNING SAFETY PLAN TO MINIMIZE DANGERS TO PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS. THE GREATEST NUMBER OF LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES OCCUR DURING SUMMER MONTHS...WHEN LIGHTNING AND OUTDOOR EVENTS REACH THEIR PEAKS. DURING THE SUMMER...PEOPLE VENTURE OUTSIDE MORE OFTEN AND PUT THEMSELVES AT GREATER RISK OF BEING STRUCK. WHILE NEARLY ALL PEOPLE TAKE SOME PROTECTIVE ACTION DURING THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF STORMS...MANY LEAVE THEMSELVES VULNERABLE AS STORMS APPROACH...ARE NEARBY...OR DEPART. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE UP TO 25 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU CAN BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU HEAR THUNDER. THE THREAT OF LIGHTNING CONTINUES FOR MUCH LONGER THAN MOST PEOPLE REALIZE. WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST CLAP OF THUNDER BEFORE LEAVING SHELTER. DON/T BE FOOLED BY SUNSHINE OR BLUE SKY. INSIDE HOMES...PEOPLE MUST AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT PUT THEM AT RISK OF A POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE. STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS AND AVOID CONTACT WITH ANYTHING THAT CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY. WELL BEFORE THE STORM THREATENS...UNPLUG ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT TO PROTECT PROPERTY WITHIN THE HOME. IN THE EVENT A PERSON IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING...IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE MAY BE NECESSARY TO SAVE THE VICTIM/S LIFE. LIGHTNING VICTIMS DO NOT CARRY AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE. CARDIAC ARREST AND IRREGULARITY...BURNS AND NERVE DAMAGE ARE COMMON IN PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...WITH PROPER TREATMENT INCLUDING CPR...MOST VICTIMS SURVIVE. UNFORTUNATELY...THE LONG TERM AFFECTS ON THEIR LIVES CAN BE DEVASTATING. THE TOPICS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK ARE: TUESDAY...THE SCIENCE OF LIGHTNING. WEDNESDAY...LIGHTNING SAFETY OUTDOORS. THURSDAY...LIGHTNING SAFETY INDOORS. FRIDAY...THE MEDICAL ASPECTS OF LIGHTNING. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV/WEEK.HTM (ALL LOWER CASE) YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT DAVID NICOSIA WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST FOR NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON AT 607-770-9531 X 223 OR VIA EMAIL AT DAVID.NICOSIA@NOAA.GOV $$ PN  524 NOUS45 KBOU 241200 PNSBOU PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 600 AM MDT MON JUN 24 2013 JUNE 23RD THROUGH 29TH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS COLORADO LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK BY GOVERNOR JOHN HICKENLOOPER. IN THE UNITED STATES...THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 25 MILLION CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING FLASHES EACH YEAR...AND EACH ONE IS A POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THE 30-YEAR AVERAGE OF HUMAN LIGHTNING FATALITIES IS 52. THE 10-YEAR AVERAGE OF HUMAN LIGHTNING FATALITIES IS 35. LAST YEAR 28 PEOPLE WERE KILLED BY LIGHTNING IN THE UNITED STATES. DOZENS OF OTHERS WERE PERMANENTLY INJURED. AS A GENERAL RULE...OF THE VICTIMS WHO ARE KILLED... NEARLY 100 PERCENT ARE OUTDOORS AROUND 80 PERCENT ARE MALE AROUND 20 PERCENT ARE UNDER A TREE AROUND 20 PERCENT OCCUR ON OR NEAR THE WATER COLORADO HAD NO LIGHTNING DEATHS LAST YEAR. DURING THE PAST 20 YEARS ON AVERAGE...COLORADO HAD THREE LIGHTNING DEATHS AND 13 INJURIES PER YEAR. SINCE 1980...EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING THE COLORADO SPRINGS METRO AREA HAS THE DUBIOUS DISTINCTION OF HAVING THE MOST LIGHTNING INCIDENTS...WITH 10 FATALITIES AND 64 INJURIES. JEFFERSON COUNTY HAS HAD EIGHT FATALITIES AND 36 INJURIES. LARIMER COUNTY HAS HAD SEVEN FATALITIES AND 53 INJURIES SINCE 1980. BECAUSE IT USUALLY AFFECTS ONE OR TWO VICTIMS AT A TIME...AND DOES NOT CAUSE THE DESTRUCTION LEFT IN THE WAKE OF TORNADOES OR HURRICANES...LIGHTNING GENERALLY RECEIVES LESS ATTENTION. MANY PEOPLE DO NOT ACT IN A TIMELY MANNER TO PROTECT THEIR LIVES AND PROPERTY...AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND ALL THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING. YOU NEED TO BECOME AWARE OF THE SITUATIONS THAT PUT YOU AT A GREATER RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING...AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO REDUCE THAT RISK. WHILE NEARLY ALL PEOPLE TAKE SOME PROTECTIVE ACTIONS WHEN RAIN...HAIL AND WIND ARE OCCURRING WITH THUNDERSTORMS...MANY LEAVE THEMSELVES VULNERABLE TO BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AS THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH... DEPART...OR ARE NEARBY. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MORE THAN 10 MILES FROM THE RAIN AREA OF A THUNDERSTORM. THAT DISTANCE IS ABOUT AS FAR AS YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU COULD BE IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. INSIDE BUILDINGS...YOU MUST AVOID ACTIVITIES WHICH PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK FROM A POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE. YOU SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID CONTACT WITH ANYTHING THAT CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY WELL. YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS WELL BEFORE THE STORM THREATENS...IN ORDER TO PROTECT PROPERTY...SUCH AS UNPLUGGING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. ALSO...IN THE UNFORTUNATE EVENT THAT A PERSON IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.. MEDICAL CARE MAY BE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY TO SAVE THE LIFE OF THE PERSON. CARDIAC ARREST AND HEART IRREGULARITIES...BURNS... AND NERVE DAMAGE ARE COMMON WHEN PEOPLE ARE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...WITH PROPER TREATMENT...INCLUDING CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IF NECESSARY...MOST VICTIMS SURVIVE A LIGHTNING STRIKE...ALTHOUGH THE LONG TERM EFFECTS ON THEIR LIVES CAN BE DEVASTATING. MOST LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHEN LIGHTNING IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE OUTSIDE. THE CHANCE THAT YOU WILL BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN THE UNITED STATES IS ABOUT 1 IN 700 THOUSAND FOR EACH YEAR OF YOUR LIFE. HOWEVER...YOUR CHANCE OF BEING STRUCK WILL DEPEND ON WHETHER YOU CONSISTENTLY PRACTICE ALL THE LIGHTNING SAFETY RULES. LIGHTNING STARTS AROUND HALF OF THE FOREST AND RANGELAND WILDFIRES ACROSS THE STATE. COLORADO AVERAGES AROUND 2500 WILDFIRES EACH YEAR. MANY OF THESE LIGHTNING CAUSED FIRES OCCUR WITH VERY LITTLE OR NO RAIN. THESE STORMS OFTEN GENERATE GUSTY WINDS...WHICH CAN FAN THE FLAMES OF THE FIRE. NOAAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PROVIDES DAILY FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS DURING THE WARM SEASON...AND SPOT FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR THOSE WORKING PRESCRIBED BURNS AND WILDFIRES YEAR AROUND. WHEN PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...CHECK OUT THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND THE LATEST FORECAST...WHICH INCLUDE THUNDERSTORM AND LIGHTNING POTENTIAL. THE WEB SITES FOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES WHICH COVER COLORADO AND ISSUE THESE PRODUCTS ARE... DENVER/BOULDER HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DEN GRAND JUNCTION HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GJT PUEBLO HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PUB GOODLAND HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GLD FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LIGHTNING OR LIGHTNING SAFETY...VISIT NOAAS LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEB SITE AT... HTTP://WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV OR THE LIGHTNING WEB SITE OF NOAAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO AT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PUB/LTG.PHP TOM MAGNUSON WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE PUEBLO COLORADO  357 NOUS43 KGLD 241200 PNSGLD PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 600 AM MDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... IN 1909, THREE VIOLENT TORNADOES DEVELOPED IN NORTON COUNTY KANSAS. TWO OF THE TORNADOES WERE RATED F4 ON THE FUJITA SCALE. IN ONE, A RANCH HOUSE WAS DESTROYED AS THE TORNADO REPORTEDLY CARRIED AWAY EVERYTHING MOVEABLE. SIXTY THREE CATTLE WERE KILLED ON TWO RANCHES, SOME REPORTEDLY CARRIED TO THE HEIGHTS OF 500 FEET. THE OTHER VIOLENT TORNADO OCCURRED NEAR THE CITY OF NORTON, LEVELING FARMS, RANCHES, A SCHOOL, AND A CHURCH. A DUBIOUS AND UNCONFIRMED NEWSPAPER REPORT NOTED THAT A 1700 POUND STEER WAS CARRIED FOR A MILE. IN 1989, THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG A WARM FRONT PRODUCED SEVERE WEATHER FROM COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO TO KANSAS AND NEBRASKA. THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED HAIL THREE INCHES IN DIAMETER AT WHEELER. $$  909 NOUS41 KILN 241210 PNSILN INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-250000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 811 AM EDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK CONTINUES THROUGH JUNE 30TH... SUMMER IS THE PEAK SEASON FOR ONE OF THE NATION'S DEADLIEST WEATHER PHENOMENA...LIGHTNING. THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING CAPABLE OF STRIKING UP TO TEN MILES AWAY...SO EVEN IF YOU DON'T SEE RAIN YOU COULD BE IN HARMS WAY. BEFORE GOING OUTDOORS...CHECK THE FORECAST FOR THUNDERSTORMS. CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. DO NOT BE FOOLED BY BLUE SKIES. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS AND HEAR THUNDER...LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT. WHEN THUNDER IS HEARD...MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LIGHTNING - NO PLACE OUTSIDE IS SAFE WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE AREA - IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO STRIKE YOU - WHEN YOU HEAR THUNDER...IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER: A SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING WITH ELECTRICITY OR PLUMBING OR AN ENCLOSED...METAL TOPPED VEHICLE WITH WINDOWS UP - STAY IN A SAFE SHELTER AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER YOU HEAR THE LAST SOUND OF THUNDER - IF SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING...THEY ARE SAFE TO TOUCH AND NEED IMMEDIATE CPR IF THEY ARE NOT BREATHING OR ARE UNRESPONSIVE THE BEST ADVICE IS...WHEN THUNDER ROARS...GO INDOORS! $$  883 NOUS43 KLBF 241218 PNSLBF NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-242000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 718 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 /618 AM MDT MON JUN 24 2013/ ...SUTHERLAND WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER OFF THE AIR... THE NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO NETWORK TRANSMITTER AT SUTHERLAND NEBRASKA IS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES AND IS OFF THE AIR. THE TRANSMITTER... WXL-68... OPERATES AT A FREQUENCY OF 162.550 MEGAHERTZ. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. $$  671 NOUS43 KJKL 241252 PNSJKL KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-300400- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 852 AM EDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...THE FOCUS IS ON LIGHTNING SAFETY DURING THE WEEK OF JUNE 23-29... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS SET ASIDE THE WEEK OF JUNE 23RD THROUGH 29TH AS LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. THIS WEEK PROVIDES A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT LIGHTNING AND LIGHTNING SAFETY. IN A TYPICAL YEAR...THERE ARE OVER HALF A MILLION CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. SINCE THE YEAR 2000...THERE HAVE BEEN 12 DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO LIGHTNING ACROSS THE STATE...AND...ON AVERAGE...LIGHTNING KILLS OVER 50 PEOPLE ACROSS THE U.S. EACH YEAR. BUT DEATHS ARE ONLY PART OF THE LIGHTNING STORY. ONLY ABOUT 10 PERCENT OF THOSE STRUCK ARE KILLED...BUT MANY OF THE SURVIVORS SUFFER DEVASTATING LIFE-LONG INJURIES. THESE INJURIES ARE PRIMARILY NEUROLOGICAL...WITH A WIDE RANGE OF SYMPTOMS...AND ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE. LIGHTNING SAFETY IS REALLY QUITE SIMPLE. JUST REMEMBER...WHEN THUNDER ROARS...GO INDOORS! HERE ARE SOME MORE LIGHTNING SAFETY TIPS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: * AT THE FIRST RUMBLE OF THUNDER...GET INTO A FULLY ENCLOSED BUILDING OR HARDTOP VEHICLE. * STAY INDOORS FOR 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST RUMBLE OF THUNDER. * MONITOR THE WEATHER FORECAST WHEN YOU ARE PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS. * HAVE A PLAN FOR GETTING TO SAFETY IN CASE A THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPS OR MOVES INTO THE AREA. * DO NOT USE A CORDED PHONE AND KEEP AWAY FROM PLUMBING...ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND WIRING DURING A THUNDERSTORM. FOR MORE LIGHTNING SAFETY INFORMATION AND RESOURCES...PLEASE GO TO LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV. $$ ABE  720 NOUS44 KHUN 241313 PNSHUN ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-251200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 813 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...AN INTRODUCTION TO LIGHTNING SAFETY... THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. LIGHTNING KILLS-PLAY IT SAFE! IN THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR...THERE ARE ABOUT 25 MILLION CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. WHILE LIGHTNING CAN BE FASCINATING TO WATCH...IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DURING THE LAST 30 YEARS... LIGHTNING HAS KILLED AN AVERAGE OF 55 PEOPLE PER YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES...WHILE INJURING 300 MORE. CLOSER TO HOME...ALABAMA AND TENNESSEE HAVE HAD 112/140 REPORTED LIGHTNING DEATHS RESPECTIVELY BETWEEN 1959 AND 2012. TENNESSEE RANKS IN THE TOP 10 IN THE COUNTRY WITH THIS NUMBER. DURING A THUNDERSTORM...EACH LIGHTNING FLASH IS A POTENTIAL KILLER. LIGHTNING CAN EVEN STRIKE UP TO 10 MILES (OR MORE) FROM THE MAIN AREA OF THE THUNDERSTORM. THAT IS ABOUT THE DISTANCE YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER FROM THE STORM. WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN SEE THE ACTUAL LIGHTNING FLASH...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK. IN ADDITION TO THE VISIBLE FLASH OF LIGHTNING...THE CURRENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIGHTNING DISCHARGE TRAVELS ALONG THE GROUND. ALTHOUGH SOME VICTIMS ARE STRUCK DIRECTLY BY THE STROKE...MANY VICTIMS ARE STRUCK AS THE CURRENT MOVES IN AND ALONG THE GROUND. PEOPLE NEED TO BECOME AWARE OF WHAT BEHAVIOR PUTS THEM AT THE GREATEST RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO TO REDUCE THAT RISK. THOSE IN CHARGE OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS SHOULD HAVE AND FOLLOW A SPECIFIC LIGHTNING SAFETY PLAN TO MINIMIZE DANGER TO PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS. THE GREATEST NUMBER OF LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES OCCUR DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN BOTH LIGHTNING AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES REACH THEIR PEAKS. DURING THE SUMMER...PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WARM WEATHER TO ENJOY A MULTITUDE OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. UNFORTUNATELY...THOSE ACTIVITIES PUT THEM AT RISK. IN PARTICULAR...PEOPLE SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM OUTSIDE DOORS AND WINDOWS AND AVOID CONTACT WITH ANYTHING THAT CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY. FINALLY...IN THE EVENT THAT A PERSON IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING... IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE MAY BE NECESSARY TO SAVE THE PERSON'S LIFE. CARDIAC ARREST...BURNS...AND NERVE DAMAGE ARE COMMON IN CASES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...WITH PROPER TREATMENT...INCLUDING CPR IF NECESSARY...MOST VICTIMS SURVIVE A LIGHTNING STRIKE EVEN THOUGH THE LONG TERM EFFECTS ON THEIR LIVES AS WELL AS THE LIVES OF THEIR FAMILIES CAN BE DEVASTATING. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT LIGHTNING SAFETY. VISIT: WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV. $$  118 NOUS43 KSGF 241320 PNSSGF KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-251319 VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 819 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 MAX MIN COUNTY LOCATION TEMP TEMP PRECIP SIGNIFICANT WEATHER MORGAN GRAVOIS MILLS 92 74 0.00 LACLEDE 1 SE MORGAN 89 70 0.00 BENTON EDWARDS 6W 91 71 0.00 DOUGLAS AVA 94 72 0.00 JASPER SARCOXIE 1W 91 71 0.00 WEBSTER NIANGUA 88 71 0.00 $$  717 NOUS44 KOHX 241336 PNSOHX TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-241945- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 836 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 ..LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK... THE 2013 LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN RUNS FROM JUNE 23RD THROUGH JUNE 29TH. WHEN THUNDER ROARS...GO INDOORS! IN TENNESSEE...140 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED BY LIGHTNING SINCE 1959. THIS RANKS THE VOLUNTEER STATE SEVENTH IN THE NATION FOR LIGHTNING FATALITIES BEHIND FLORIDA, TEXAS, LOUISIANA, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO AND COLORADO. FORTUNATELY THERE HAVE BEEN NO LIGHTNING FATALITIES IN TENNESSEE SINCE 2007. SINCE THE LIGHTNING SAFETY CAMPAIGN STARTED 13 YEARS AGO...THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DEATHS IN THE U.S. HAS DROPPED FROM 75 TO 52 PER YEAR. WHILE THIS TREND IS IMPRESSIVE...THERE ARE STILL TOO MANY DEATHS AND INJURIES. EACH YEAR HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE INJURED...MANY WITH PERMANENT NERVE DAMAGE...HEARING LOSS AND OTHER SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS. IN THE U.S....LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES OCCUR MOST FREQUENTLY IN OPEN AREAS. LIGHTNING SAFETY IS CRUCIAL WHEN YOU ARE OUTDOORS... ESPECIALLY SINCE SO MANY ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE IN OPEN AREAS LIKE ATHLETIC FIELDS...GOLF COURSES AND BEACHES. WHEN OUTDOORS...IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...IMMEDIATELY SEEK SHELTER IN A FULLY ENCLOSED BUILDING WITH PLUMBING OR ELECTRICITY...OR IN A HARD TOPPED VEHICLE. THERE IS NO SAFE PLACE OUTDOORS. PEOPLE ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO LIGHTNING STRIKES WHEN A STORM IS APPROACHING OR EXITING THE AREA. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MORE THAN 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. TUESDAY'S TOPIC WILL BE THE SCIENCE OF LIGHTNING. STATISTICS...BROCHURES..MULTIMEDIA...POSTERS AND MORE IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS LIGHTNING SAFETY WEBSITE AT: HTTP://WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION....CONTACT: TOM JOHNSTONE WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NWS NASHVILLE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE THOMAS.JOHNSTONE@NOAA.GOV 615-754-8500 X223 $$  815 NOUS43 KIWX 241344 PNSIWX INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025-250000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 944 AM EDT MON JUN 24 2013 /844 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013/ ....FORT WAYNE WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE POWER ISSUES... MAINTENANCE IS UNDERWAY AT THE FORT WAYNE TRANSMITTER FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WXJ-58 AT 162.550 MHZ. THE TRANSMISSION STRENGTH HAS BEEN GREATLY REDUCED AS A RESULT OF ON SITE PROBLEMS. THE TIME OF RESTORATION OF FULL POWER REMAINS TO BE DETERMINED. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE IN THE MEANTIME. $$  997 NOUS43 KLBF 241344 PNSLBF NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-241500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 744 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 /644 AM MDT MON JUN 24 2013/ ...SUTHERLAND WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER REPAIRED... THE NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO NETWORK TRANSMITTER AT SUTHERLAND NEBRASKA IS BACK UP AND RUNNING AT FULL POWER. THE TRANSMITTER... WXL-68... OPERATES AT A FREQUENCY OF 162.550 MEGAHERTZ. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED. $$  710 NOUS46 KMTR 241400 PNSMTR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 659 AM PDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...LATEST RAINFALL REPORTS AS OF 7 AM... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE LAT/LON ...CALIFORNIA... ...ALAMEDA... OAKLAND NORTH RAWS 0.01 0638 AM 06/24 37.87N/122.22W ...CONTRA COSTA... LAS TRAMPAS RAWS 0.01 0638 AM 06/24 37.83N/122.07W LOS VAQUEROS RAWS 0.01 0638 AM 06/24 37.79N/121.74W ...MARIN... BARNABY RAWS 0.01 0638 AM 06/24 38.03N/122.70W WOODACRE RAWS 0.01 0638 AM 06/24 37.99N/122.64W ...MONTEREY... WHITE ROCK RIDGE 0.04 0638 AM 06/24 36.42N/121.81W 10 SW CARMEL VALLEY VILL 0.04 0638 AM 06/24 36.39N/121.86W ANDREW MOLERA 0.04 0638 AM 06/24 36.28N/121.84W BIG SUR RAWS 0.04 0638 AM 06/24 36.24N/121.79W SAN FRANCISCO 0.03 0500 AM 06/24 36.59N/121.86W SALINAS AP 0.02 0600 AM 06/24 36.66N/121.61W MONTEREY PENINSULA AIRPORT 0.02 0454 AM 06/24 36.59N/121.85W ...NAPA... MT.SAINT HELENA 0.04 0638 AM 06/24 38.66N/122.61W ...SAN FRANCISCO... SAN FRANCISCO DOWNTOWN 0.01 0600 AM 06/24 37.77N/122.43W ...SAN MATEO... SPRING VLY RAWS 0.04 0638 AM 06/24 37.56N/122.44W LA HONDA RAWS 0.02 0638 AM 06/24 37.31N/122.25W ...SANTA CLARA... CASTRO VALLEY ROAD 23.26 0638 AM 06/24 36.96N/121.60W UVAS RSVR 21.69 0638 AM 06/24 37.07N/121.69W MT. UMUNHUM 0.04 0638 AM 06/24 37.16N/121.90W ...SANTA CRUZ... SARATOGA GAP 0.04 0600 AM 06/24 37.26N/122.13W BEN LOMOND RAWS 0.04 0638 AM 06/24 37.13N/122.17W SCOTT CREEK 0.04 0426 AM 06/24 37.16N/122.20W WATSONVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 0.03 0600 AM 06/24 36.94N/121.79W CORRALITOS RAWS 0.02 0638 AM 06/24 36.99N/121.81W ...SONOMA... HAWKEYE RAWS 0.04 0638 AM 06/24 38.74N/122.84W  108 NOUS44 KSJT 241418 PNSSJT TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139- 140-154-155-168>170-250230- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 918 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... ...2013 NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK JUNE 23-30, 2013 WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE/S 13TH NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK CAMPAIGN OCCURS JUNE 23-30, 2013. THE 2013 CAMPAIGN REMINDS PEOPLE THAT NO PLACE OUTSIDE IS SAFE WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE AREA. MOST LIGHTNING STRIKE VICTIMS ARE CLOSE TO SAFE SHELTER BUT WAIT TOO LONG TO GET THERE. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO STRIKE YOU. THE NWS MOTTO IS, WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS. PRIOR TO THE LIGHTNING SAFETY CAMPAIGN, LIGHTNING KILLED AN AVERAGE OF 73 PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES. SINCE THE NWS LAUNCHED THE CAMPAIGN, THE AVERAGE HAS DROPPED TO 37. THIS IS GREAT NEWS, BUT THERE ARE STILL TOO MANY DEATHS AND INJURIES. EACH YEAR HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE INJURED, MANY WITH PERMANENT NERVE DAMAGE, HEARING LOSS AND OTHER SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS. LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES OCCUR MOST FREQUENTLY IN OPEN AREAS AND UNDER TREES. PLANNING FOR LIGHTNING IS CRUCIAL WHEN YOU ARE OUTDOORS, ESPECIALLY WHEN CAMPING, FISHING, HIKING, AT THE BEACH OR PLAYING SPORTS. PEOPLE ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO LIGHTNING STRIKES WHEN A STORM IS APPROACHING OR EXITING THEIR AREA. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MORE THAN 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. LIGHTNING TIPS, STATISTICS, BROCHURES, EDUCATIONAL SHOWS AND MORE ARE AVAILABLE ON THE NWS LIGHTNING SAFETY WEBSITE AT: HTTP://WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LIGHTNING - NO PLACE OUTSIDE IS SAFE WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE AREA - IF YOU HEAR THUNDER, LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO STRIKE YOU - WHEN YOU HEAR THUNDER, IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER: A SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING WITH ELECTRICITY OR PLUMBING OR AN ENCLOSED, METAL-TOPPED VEHICLE WITH WINDOWS UP - STAY IN A SAFE SHELTER AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER YOU HEAR THE LAST SOUND OF THUNDER - IF SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, THEY ARE SAFE TO TOUCH AND NEED IMMEDIATE CPR IF THEY ARE NOT BREATHING OR ARE UNRESPONSIVE INDOOR LIGHTNING SAFETY TIPS - STAY OFF CORDED PHONES, COMPUTERS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - AVOID PLUMBING, INCLUDING SINKS, BATHS AND FAUCETS - STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS, AND STAY OFF PORCHES - DO NOT LIE ON CONCRETE FLOORS, AND DO NOT LEAN AGAINST CONCRETE WALLS LAST RESORT OUTDOOR RISK REDUCTION TIPS IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE WITH NO SAFE SHELTER ANYWHERE NEARBY, THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS MAY REDUCE YOUR RISK: - IMMEDIATELY GET OFF ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS HILLS, MOUNTAIN RIDGES OR PEAKS - NEVER LIE FLAT ON THE GROUND - NEVER SHELTER UNDER AN ISOLATED TREE - NEVER USE A CLIFF OR ROCKY OVERHANG FOR SHELTER - IMMEDIATELY GET OUT AND AWAY FROM PONDS, LAKES AND OTHER BODIES OF WATER - STAY AWAY FROM OBJECTS THAT CONDUCT ELECTRICITY...BARBED WIRE FENCES, POWER LINES, WINDMILLS, ETC. IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, PLEASE CONTACT: ABILENE/SAN ANGELO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HECTOR GUERRERO 325-944-9445 HECTOR.GUERRERO@NOAA.GOV STEVE LYONS 325-944-9445 STEVE.LYONS@NOAA.GOV $$  073 NOUS43 KSGF 241419 PNSSGF KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-251419 VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 919 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 MAX MIN COUNTY LOCATION TEMP TEMP PRECIP SIGNIFICANT WEATHER MORGAN GRAVOIS MILLS 92 74 0.00 LACLEDE 1 SE MORGAN 89 70 0.00 BENTON EDWARDS 6W 91 71 0.00 DOUGLAS AVA 94 72 0.00 JASPER SARCOXIE 1W 91 71 0.00 WEBSTER NIANGUA 88 71 0.00 $$  158 NOUS43 KARX 241423 PNSARX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 922 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...LATEST RAINFALL REPORTS... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE LAT/LON ...IOWA... ...CHICKASAW... NEW HAMPTON 0.35 0700 AM 06/24 43.06N/92.31W NEW HAMPTON 0.34 0700 AM 06/24 43.06N/92.32W IONIA 2W 0.26 0700 AM 06/24 43.03N/92.50W ...CLAYTON... MONONA WWTP 0.11 0700 AM 06/24 43.04N/91.40W STRAWBERRY POINT 0.11 0700 AM 06/24 42.69N/91.53W VOLGA RVR 0.04 0845 AM 06/24 42.75N/91.37W VOLGA 1NE 0.02 0700 AM 06/24 42.81N/91.52W ...FAYETTE... WAUCOMA 0.24 0700 AM 06/24 43.05N/92.04W 1 W OELWEIN 0.16 0500 AM 06/24 42.68N/91.93W OELWEIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 0.13 0700 AM 06/24 42.68N/91.97W FAYETTE 0.12 0700 AM 06/24 42.85N/91.82W ...FLOYD... CHARLES CITY 0.42 0700 AM 06/24 43.06N/92.67W COLWELL 0.27 0700 AM 06/24 43.16N/92.59W CHARLES CITY 0.22 0700 AM 06/24 43.07N/92.61W NASHUA 2SW 0.11 0700 AM 06/24 42.94N/92.57W ...HOWARD... CRESCO 1NE 0.09 0700 AM 06/24 43.39N/92.09W ELMA 0.02 0700 AM 06/24 43.24N/92.44W ...MITCHELL... OSAGE 0.11 0700 AM 06/24 43.28N/92.81W ST ANSGAR 0.06 0630 AM 06/24 43.38N/92.92W ...MINNESOTA... ...DODGE... DODGE CENTER AIRPORT 0.29 0700 AM 06/24 44.02N/92.83W 2 SSE CLAREMONT 0.19 0700 AM 06/24 44.01N/92.99W 2 E CLAREMONT 0.02 0800 AM 06/24 44.04N/92.95W ...FILLMORE... SPRING VALLEY 0.20 0700 AM 06/24 43.69N/92.39W SPRING VALLEY 3E 0.14 0700 AM 06/24 43.68N/92.33W PRESTON 0.10 0800 AM 06/24 43.67N/92.07W PRESTON FILLMORE COUNTY AIRPOR 0.07 0700 AM 06/24 43.68N/92.18W SO.FORK ROOT RIVER 0.06 0830 AM 06/24 43.72N/91.98W RUSHFORD 0.03 0700 AM 06/24 43.81N/91.75W ...MOWER... AUSTIN WASTE WATER TREATMENT F 0.11 0700 AM 06/24 43.65N/92.97W GRAND MEADOW 0.04 0500 AM 06/24 43.71N/92.56W AUSTIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 0.04 0700 AM 06/24 43.66N/92.93W ...OLMSTED... BYRON 4 NORTH 0.10 0700 AM 06/24 44.09N/92.64W ELGIN 2SSW 0.06 0700 AM 06/24 44.10N/92.27W ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPOR 0.05 0700 AM 06/24 43.91N/92.50W 2 NE ROCHESTER 0.03 0600 AM 06/24 44.04N/92.44W 3 W ROCHESTER 0.03 0600 AM 06/24 44.01N/92.53W SILVER CREEK 0.02 0830 AM 06/24 44.03N/92.43W MAYO HELIPAD 0.02 0652 AM 06/24 44.02N/92.48W ...WABASHA... WABASHA 0.01 0700 AM 06/24 44.38N/92.05W ...WINONA... LEWISTON 0.06 0700 AM 06/24 43.99N/91.87W WINONA DAM 5A 0.05 0600 AM 06/24 44.09N/91.67W STOCKTON 0.04 0700 AM 06/24 44.03N/91.77W ALTURA 5W 0.03 0700 AM 06/24 44.06N/92.04W WINONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 0.01 0700 AM 06/24 44.08N/91.71W ...WISCONSIN... ...ADAMS... MONROE CENTER 1E 0.03 0700 AM 06/24 44.11N/89.92W ...CRAWFORD... SOLDIERS GROVE 0.02 0730 AM 06/24 43.39N/90.78W ...GRANT... SINSINAWA 0.10 0700 AM 06/24 42.52N/90.54W 1 ENE BOSCOBEL 0.03 0403 AM 06/24 43.15N/90.68W LANCASTER 4WSW 0.01 0800 AM 06/24 42.83N/90.79W ...JACKSON... 1 E BLACK RIVER FALLS 0.02 0415 AM 06/24 44.30N/90.83W ...JUNEAU... NECEDAH 1W 0.05 0448 AM 06/24 44.02N/90.08W ...LA CROSSE... WEST SALEM 0.01 0700 AM 06/24 43.90N/91.09W ...RICHLAND... RICHLAND CENTER 0.01 0700 AM 06/24 43.32N/90.38W ...TREMPEALEAU... OSSEO 0.04 0700 AM 06/24 44.58N/91.22W ...VERNON... VIROQUA 0.08 0700 AM 06/24 43.56N/90.88W LA FARGE 0.03 0700 AM 06/24 43.57N/90.64W ONTARIO 3E 0.02 0700 AM 06/24 43.72N/90.53W  819 NOUS46 KSTO 241439 PNSSTO PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 717 AM PDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...RAINFALL HAS ALREADY STARTED ACROSS THE AREA. HERE ARE SOME PRELIMARY RAINFALL AMOUNTS THIS MORNING ALREADY... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE ...CALIFORNIA... ...BUTTE... CARPENTER RIDGE RAWS (4812 FT) 0.07 0554 AM 06/24 BRUSH CREEK R.S. (3560 FT) 0.04 0600 AM 06/24 3 ENE NORD (58 FT) 0.01 0600 AM 06/24 DE SABLA (2710 FT) 0.01 0600 AM 06/24 ...EL DORADO... 2 SE CHIQUITA LAKE (1406 FT) 0.19 0636 AM 06/24 STEELY FLAT (3760 FT) 0.06 0617 AM 06/24 ...GLENN... ALDER SPRINGS RAWS (4500 FT) 0.05 0624 AM 06/24 ...LAKE... HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT (4840 FT) 0.12 0636 AM 06/24 COW MOUNTAIN RIDGE (3200 FT) 0.06 0601 AM 06/24 ...NEVADA... DEER CREEK FOREBAY (4455 FT) 0.15 0600 AM 06/24 WHITE CLOUD RAWS (4320 FT) 0.11 0633 AM 06/24 DRUM POWERHOUSE - PGE 0.11 0600 AM 06/24 BOWMAN LAKE (5390 FT) 0.11 0630 AM 06/24 SECRET TOWN RAWS (2826 FT) 0.03 0628 AM 06/24 ...PLACER... HELL HOLE RAWS (5240 FT) 0.22 0609 AM 06/24 BLUE CANYON (5276 FT) 0.22 0600 AM 06/24 BLUE CANYON ETI (5280 FT) 0.20 0630 AM 06/24 SEED ORCHARD RAWS (4355 FT) 0.15 0633 AM 06/24 DUNCAN PEAK RAWS (7182 FT) 0.11 0618 AM 06/24 GREEK STORE (5600 FT) 0.04 0630 AM 06/24 ...PLUMAS... LA PORTE SNOW COURSE (5000 FT) 0.16 0600 AM 06/24 PRATTVILLE - PGE (4520 FT) 0.04 0600 AM 06/24 BUCKS CREEK PH - PGE (1760 FT) 0.04 0600 AM 06/24 10 NE BALD EAGLE MOUNTAI 0.03 0619 AM 06/24 ...SACRAMENTO... SACRAMENTO (6 FT) 0.16 0600 AM 06/24 1 NE CARMICHAEL (129 FT) 0.01 0600 AM 06/24 ...SAN JOAQUIN... STOCKTON AP (26 FT) 0.01 0600 AM 06/24 ...SHASTA... STOUTS MEADOW GOES (5400 FT) 1.32 0500 AM 06/24 HIRZ (3200 FT) 1.08 0600 AM 06/24 SOUTH FORK MTN (3450 FT) 0.96 0600 AM 06/24 MC CLOUD D (PG&E) (2690 FT) 0.89 0600 AM 06/24 OAK MOUNTAIN RAWS (2670 FT) 0.89 0600 AM 06/24 WHISKEYTOWN HQ #2 FORMERLY OAK 0.67 0600 AM 06/24 REDDING AIRPORT (497 FT) 0.64 0600 AM 06/24 REDDING AIRPORT CDF RAWS 0.54 0624 AM 06/24 3 NNW REDDING (665 FT) 0.51 0600 AM 06/24 PITT RIVER PH 5 (1458 FT) 0.43 0600 AM 06/24 WHITMORE RAWS (2450 FT) 0.35 0625 AM 06/24 GIRARD (4800 FT) 0.32 0600 AM 06/24 SNOW MOUNTAIN (5950 FT) 0.28 0600 AM 06/24 SUGARLOAF RAWS (SHF) 0.26 0619 AM 06/24 SHASTA DAM (1075 FT) 0.24 0600 AM 06/24 REDDING FIRE STN (740 FT) 0.24 0600 AM 06/24 PIT PH #3 (2100 FT) 0.16 0600 AM 06/24 SOLDIER MOUNTAIN RAWS 0.14 0613 AM 06/24 HILLCREST (3440 FT) 0.12 0600 AM 06/24 SHINGLETOWN (3630 FT) 0.12 0600 AM 06/24 MANZANITA LAKE RAWS (5750 FT) 0.08 0600 AM 06/24 SACRAMENTO R BLO KESWICK DAM N 0.06 0640 AM 06/24 ARBUCKLE BASIN RAWS (2452 FT) 0.04 0600 AM 06/24 3 NNW CENTERVILLE (623 FT) 0.02 0600 AM 06/24 ...SIERRA... SIERRA CITY (4700 FT) 0.08 0600 AM 06/24 DOWNIEVILLE (2920 FT) 0.04 0600 AM 06/24 ...TEHAMA... DAVIS RANCH (550 FT) 0.44 0600 AM 06/24 PATTY MOCUS NEAR PLATINA 0.08 0635 AM 06/24 SADDLE CAMP (3850 FT) 0.05 0600 AM 06/24 RED BLUFF MUNI AP (353 FT) 0.02 0600 AM 06/24 ...YUBA... 5 SE LIVE OAK (73 FT) 0.01 0630 AM 06/24  455 NOUS41 KBOX 241440 PNSBOX CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-251800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1040 AM EDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY PREPAREDNESS WEEK... ...LIGHTNING SAFETY OUTDOORS... BASED ON DATA FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS...LIGHTNING HAS KILLED MORE THAN 1600 PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES...AN AVERAGE OF 54 PEOPLE PER YEAR BASED ON DOCUMENTED CASES. THIS IS LESS THAN THE AVERAGE OF 73 DEATHS PER YEAR CAUSED BY TORNADOES AND MORE THAN THE AVERAGE OF 39 FROM HURRICANES. HOWEVER, BECAUSE LIGHTNING USUALLY CLAIMS ONLY ONE OR TWO VICTIMS AT A TIME, AND BECAUSE LIGHTNING DOES NOT CAUSE THE MASS DESTRUCTION LEFT IN THE WAKE OF TORNADOES OR HURRICANES, LIGHTNING GENERALLY RECEIVES MUCH LESS ATTENTION THAN THE MORE DESTRUCTIVE STORM-RELATED KILLERS. DOCUMENTED LIGHTNING INJURIES IN THE UNITED STATES AVERAGE ABOUT 300 PER YEAR; HOWEVER, UNDOCUMENTED INJURIES CAUSED BY LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY MUCH HIGHER. EACH YEAR CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WHILE WORKING OUTSIDE...AT SPORTS EVENTS...ON THE BEACH...MOUNTAIN CLIMBING...MOWING THE LAWN...OR DURING OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. WHILE 54 PEOPLE ARE KILLED IN A TYPICAL YEAR... SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE ARE LEFT TO COPE WITH PERMANENT DISABILITIES. MANY OF THESE TRAGEDIES CAN BE AVOIDED. FINISHING THE GAME... GETTING A TAN...OR COMPLETING A WORK SHIFT ARE NOT WORTH DEATH OR CRIPPLING INJURY. LIGHTNING OFTEN STRIKES AS MUCH AS 10 MILES AWAY FROM ANY RAINFALL. THERE HAS EVEN BEEN A DOCUMENTED CASE OF LIGHTNING STRIKING 34 MILES AWAY FROM THE RAIN IN THE THUNDERSTORM. SOME LIGHTNING OCCURS WITHOUT ANY VISIBLE CLOUDS IN THE SKY...JUST BLUE SKY. MANY OF THE LIGHTNING FATALITIES OCCUR AHEAD OF THE STORM BECAUSE PEOPLE TRY AND WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE BEFORE SEEKING SHELTER. YOU ARE IN DANGER IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...THAT MEANS THAT LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH THAT IT COULD STRIKE YOUR LOCATION AT ANY MOMENT. ON AVERAGE 20 PERCENT OF LIGHTNING STRIKE VICTIMS DIE...80 PERCENT SURVIVE BUT 70 PERCENT OF THEM SUFFER SERIOUS LONG-TERM EFFECTS. HERE ARE SOME SAFETY RULES...MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV 1. POSTPONE ACTIVITIES PROMPTLY AND DO NOT WAIT FOR THE RAIN. GO QUICKLY INSIDE A COMPLETELY ENCLOSED BUILDING...NOT A CARPORT...OPEN GARAGE...OR COVERED PATIO. IF NO ENCLOSED BUILDING IS AVAILABLE...GET INSIDE A HARD-TOPPED METAL VEHICLE. THE STEEL FRAME OF THE VEHICLE PROVIDES PROTECTION IF YOU ARE NOT TOUCHING METAL. 2. YOU SHOULD AVOID TREES. IF YOU ARE IN AN OPEN FIELD...LIKE A FARM OR A BASEBALL OR SOCCER FIELD...YOU ARE THE TALLEST OBJECT. DUGOUTS OR GAZEBOS DO NOT AFFORD PROTECTION. WHEN THUNDER ROARS...GO INDOORS. IF YOU CAN HEAR IT...FEAR IT. 3. KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY FOR DARKENING CLOUDS AND LISTEN FOR THUNDER. IF YOU CAN HEAR IT...GO TO A SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. WHEN THUNDER ROARS...GO INDOORS. 4. GET OFF BICYCLES...MOTORCYCLES...AND DO NOT LEAN ON VEHICLES. 5. WATER CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY. GET OUT OF THE WATER IF BOATING OR SWIMMING. GET OFF THE BEACH. DO NOT STAND IN PUDDLES...EVEN IF WEARING RUBBER BOOTS. 6. AVOID METAL. DO NOT HOLD GOLF CLUBS...FISHING RODS...TENNIS RACQUETS...OR TOOLS. LARGE METAL OBJECTS CAN CONDUCT LIGHTNING. SMALL METAL OBJECTS...SUCH AS BELT BUCKLES...CAN CAUSE BURNS. 7. STAY SEVERAL YARDS AWAY FROM OTHER PEOPLE. DO NOT SHARE A BLEACHER BENCH OR HUDDLE IN A GROUP. 8. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FIRST TO FIND OUT IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST AND NEXT TO HEAR ANY SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS ABOUT STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. ALSO...TO HEAR IF THE WARNING ALARM TONE IS ACTIVATED FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL IN ADDITION TO LIGHTNING STRIKES. 9. LISTENING FOR STATIC ON AM RADIO STATIONS CAN ALSO BE A GOOD CLUE TO LIGHTNING IN THE AREA. FINALLY, IN THE UNFORTUNATE EVENT THAT A PERSON IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING...MEDICAL CARE MAY BE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY TO SAVE THAT PERSON/S LIFE. CARDIAC ARREST AND IRREGULARITIES, AND NERVE DAMAGE ARE COMMON IN CASES WHERE PEOPLE ARE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...WITH PROPER TREATMENT...INCLUDING CPR IF NECESSARY...MOST VICTIMS SURVIVE A LIGHTNING STRIKE...ALTHOUGH THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS ON THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF FAMILY MEMBERS CAN BE DEVASTATING. LIGHTNING QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LIGHTNING. ANSWER: LIGHTNING IS A GIANT SPARK OF ELECTRICITY. A TYPICAL LIGHTNING FLASH CONTAINS ABOUT 20,000 AMPS AND SEVERAL HUNDRED MILLION VOLTS. THIS COMPARES TO A STANDARD HOUSEHOLD CURRENT OF 15 AMPS AND ABOUT 115 VOLTS. TYPICALLY...A LIGHTNING FLASH IS ONLY 1 TO 2 INCHES WIDE. THE STEP LEADER THAT INITIATES THE LIGHTNING FLASH PROPAGATES DOWNWARD FROM THE CLOUD AT A RATE OF ABOUT 200,000 MILES PER HOUR. THE RETURN STROKE (THE CURRENT THAT CAUSE THE VISIBLE FLASH) MOVES UPWARD AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 200,000,000 MILES PER HOUR (ABOUT 1/3 THE SPEED OF LIGHT). IN COMPARISON...THE SOUND OF THUNDER TRAVELS AT ABOUT 1100 FEET PER SECOND OR ABOUT 750 MILES PER HOUR. $$ FIELD  838 NOUS43 KMKX 241459 AAA PNSMKX WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-251200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 955 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK IS JUNE 23-29... ...TODAY/S TOPIC...OVERVIEW ON LIGHTING...THE UNDERRATED KILLER... LIGHTNING FACTS... ---IN THE USA...ABOUT 25 MILLION CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING FLASHES EACH YEAR. ---FOR THE PERIOD OF 1988-2012...AN AVERAGE OF 48 PEOPLE WERE KILLED EACH YEAR BY LIGHTNING. THAT/S MORE THAN THE ANNUAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED BY TORNADOES OR HURRICANES. ---HUNDREDS OF INJURY CASES ARE REPORTED EACH YEAR...BUT THE ACTUAL NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. PEOPLE WHO ARE INJURED BY LIGHTNING OFTEN REPORT A VARIETY OF LONG-TERM...DEBILITATING SYMPTOMS. PART OF THE PROBLEM... ---MANY PEOPLE DON/T UNDERSTAND ALL THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING...AND DON/T ACT PROPERLY OR IN A TIMELY FASHION. THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING... ---EACH AND EVERY FLASH OF CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS A POTENTIAL KILLER. ---EVEN THOUGH THE VISIBLE FLASH STRUCK NEARBY...MANY VICTIMS ARE STRUCK BY THE LIGHTNING CURRENT MOVING IN AND ALONG THE GROUND. ---LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE AS MUCH AS 10 MILES AWAY FROM THE RAIN AREA IN A THUNDERSTORM...THAT/S ABOUT THE DISTANCE THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR THE THUNDER FROM THE STORM. ---IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...IT/S SAFE TO SAY THAT YOU ARE WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF LIGHTNING. OUTDOOR DANGERS... ---THOSE INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BOATING...SWIMMING...FISHING ...BICYCLING...GOLFING...JOGGING...WALKING...HIKING...CAMPING... OR WORKING OUT OF DOORS ALL NEED TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS IN A TIMELY MANNER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. ---WHERE ORGANIZED SPORTS ACTIVITIES ARE TAKING PLACE...COACHES... UMPIRES...REFEREES...OR CAMP COUNSELORS MUST PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE PARTICIPANTS BY STOPPING THE ACTIVITIES SOONER...SO THAT THE PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS CAN GET TO A SAFE PLACE BEFORE THE LIGHTNING THREAT BECOMES SIGNIFICANT. INDOOR DANGERS... ---PEOPLE SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID CONTACT WITH ANYTHING THAT CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY. ---PEOPLE MAY ALSO WANT TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS WELL BEFORE THE STORM TO PROTECT PROPERTY WITHIN THEIR HOMES...SUCH AS ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. MEDICAL TIPS... ---IN THE UNFORTUNATE EVENT THAT A PERSON IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING... MEDICAL CARE...SUCH AS CPR...MAY BE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY TO SAVE THE PERSON/S LIFE. ---CARDIAC ARREST AND IRREGULARITIES...BURNS...AND NERVE DAMAGE ARE COMMON IN CASES WHERE PEOPLE ARE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. ---FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LIGHTNING OR LIGHTNING SAFETY... VISIT NOAA/S LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV /LOWER CASE LETTERS/ $$ AFK WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MILWAUKEE  371 NOUS44 KMRX 241504 PNSMRX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1103 AM EDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...LATEST RAINFALL REPORTS... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE LAT/LON ...NORTH CAROLINA... ...CHEROKEE... ANDREWS AIRPORT 0.42 0755 AM 06/24 35.20N/83.86W TUSQUITEE 0.11 1005 AM 06/24 35.07N/84.13W 2 NE MURPHY 0.02 0700 AM 06/24 35.11N/84.01W ...TENNESSEE... ...BLEDSOE... 8 N PIKEVILLE 0.19 0800 AM 06/24 35.72N/85.17W ...BLOUNT... INDIAN GRAVE GAP 0.22 1031 AM 06/24 35.62N/83.81W 1 E TOWNSEND 0.08 0900 AM 06/24 35.68N/83.74W TOWNSEND 5S (CADES COVE) 0.06 0700 AM 06/24 35.60N/83.78W MCGEE TYSON AIRPORT 0.04 0800 AM 06/24 35.81N/83.99W 1 ENE CADES COVE 0.03 1000 AM 06/24 35.60N/83.78W ...COCKE... COSBY 0.31 0930 AM 06/24 35.81N/83.25W ...GRAINGER... CHEROKEE DAM 0.09 1015 AM 06/24 36.17N/83.50W ...GREENE... CHUCKEY 0.11 0930 AM 06/24 36.22N/82.70W ...KNOX... KNOXVILLE W TREATMENT PL 0.08 0930 AM 06/24 35.95N/83.93W KNOXVILLE 0.03 0730 AM 06/24 35.88N/83.96W 3 ENE FARRAGUT 0.02 0700 AM 06/24 35.89N/84.14W ...LOUDON... LENOIR CITY LK TWR 0.46 1005 AM 06/24 35.84N/84.33W WATER PLANT 0.08 0800 AM 06/24 35.79N/84.26W ...MCMINN... 1 NNW ETOWAH 0.37 0800 AM 06/24 35.34N/84.53W ATHENS 0.27 0730 AM 06/24 35.47N/84.59W ...MONROE... TELLICO (COKER CREEK) 0.02 0959 AM 06/24 35.38N/84.12W ...POLK... 3 SW RELIANCE (OCOEE) 0.31 1005 AM 06/24 35.16N/84.59W OCOEE RIVER 0.04 1015 AM 06/24 35.10N/84.65W ...ROANE... KINGSTON FOSSIL PLANT 0.10 0945 AM 06/24 35.90N/84.52W 3 E ROCKWOOD 0.07 0700 AM 06/24 35.88N/84.61W KINGSTON 0.02 0800 AM 06/24 35.88N/84.51W ...SEVIER... 2 SW GATLINBURG 0.85 0700 AM 06/24 35.69N/83.54W 5 SE GATLINBURG 0.25 0700 AM 06/24 35.66N/83.44W NEWFOUND GAP 0.05 0800 AM 06/24 35.61N/83.43W  791 NOUS43 KLOT 241513 PNSLOT PNSLOT ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-252300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1012 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...MORNING RAINFALL ROUNDUP... THE FOLLOWING ARE RAIN AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS AS MEASURED IN THE MORNING BY NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS AND COCORAHS OBSERVERS. OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN BETWEEN 6 AND 8 AM. 24-HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR MONDAY(06/24/13)... ILLINOIS RAIN LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL (IN) DIXON 2SW (LEE)..............................2.79 DIXON 3NNW (LEE).............................1.54 OGLESBY 0.4N (LA SALLE)......................1.44 OGLESBY 1ESE (LA SALLE)......................1.34 LISLE 1SE (DU PAGE)..........................1.24 POLO (OGLE)..................................0.90 ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO).........................0.87 OHARE (COOK).................................0.84 DE KALB (DE KALB)............................0.81 PECATONICA 2S (WINNEBAGO)....................0.77 LISLE MORTON ARB (DU PAGE)...................0.75 SHERIDAN 3SSE (LA SALLE).....................0.74 YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL)......................0.72 AMBOY 3SE (LEE)..............................0.71 PEOTONE (WILL)...............................0.71 PEOTONE (WILL)...............................0.71 ASHTON (LEE).................................0.70 PEOTONE (WILL)...............................0.68 VILLA PARK 1NW (DU PAGE).....................0.67 YORKVILLE 2SSE (KENDALL).....................0.67 PEOTONE (WILL)...............................0.67 BYRON 3N (OGLE)..............................0.64 CAPRON (BOONE)...............................0.59 DE KALB 1W (DE KALB).........................0.58 HARVARD (MCHENRY)............................0.56 PARK RIDGE (COOK)............................0.56 SHERIDAN (LA SALLE)..........................0.54 OAK BROOK (DU PAGE)..........................0.54 MORRIS (GRUNDY)..............................0.51 HARVARD (MCHENRY)............................0.50 ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO)......................0.49 ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO).......................0.49 LOMBARD 1NNW (DU PAGE).......................0.47 YORKVILLE 1NE (KENDALL)......................0.46 SUBLETTE (LEE)...............................0.46 MCHENRY (MCHENRY)............................0.46 ROCHELLE (OGLE)..............................0.45 CHENOA 4NNW (LIVINGSTON).....................0.43 AMBOY (LEE)..................................0.41 DE KALB 2NNE (DE KALB).......................0.40 YORKVILLE 1W (KENDALL).......................0.39 OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE).........................0.39 MARSEILLES 6WNW (LA SALLE)...................0.39 MENDOTA 2SE (LA SALLE).......................0.35 DOWNERS GROVE 2SE (DU PAGE)..................0.34 LISBON 4NE (KENDALL).........................0.34 OTTAWA (LA SALLE)............................0.34 NEW LENOX 3E (WILL)..........................0.34 SHABBONA (DE KALB)...........................0.34 MARSEILLES 3NW (LA SALLE)....................0.33 WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY)......................0.31 DOWNERS GROVE 1S (DU PAGE)...................0.30 NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL).........................0.30 GLEN ELLYN 1NE (DU PAGE).....................0.29 MENDOTA 1N (LA SALLE)........................0.29 CHANNAHON 1NNE (WILL)........................0.29 SUBLETTE 2WSW (LEE)..........................0.28 ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO).....................0.28 LA SALLE (LA SALLE)..........................0.26 PAW PAW (LEE)................................0.26 ROCHELLE (OGLE)..............................0.26 ELMHURST (DU PAGE)...........................0.25 SENECA 2SSW (LA SALLE).......................0.24 SENECA 1NNE (LA SALLE).......................0.23 MENDOTA (LA SALLE)...........................0.23 PONTIAC (LIVINGSTON).........................0.23 LANSING (COOK)...............................0.22 MONEE (WILL).................................0.22 STEWARD (LEE)................................0.22 WESTMONT (DU PAGE)...........................0.22 NAPERVILLE 2ESE (DU PAGE)....................0.21 EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE)......................0.20 GLENCOE (COOK)...............................0.20 LISLE (DU PAGE)..............................0.20 MINOOKA (GRUNDY).............................0.19 COAL CITY (GRUNDY)...........................0.17 WOODSTOCK 1SW (MCHENRY)......................0.17 LANSING (COOK)...............................0.17 ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK)................0.16 CRETE 3E (WILL)..............................0.16 ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO).....................0.16 BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE).......................0.15 STREATOR (LIVINGSTON)........................0.15 PERU (LA SALLE)..............................0.15 FAIRBURY (LIVINGSTON)........................0.14 BOLINGBROOK 3NE (DU PAGE)....................0.14 LAKEMOOR 2SE (LAKE)..........................0.13 MACHESNEY PARK 3ENE (WINNEBAGO)..............0.13 MALTA (DE KALB)..............................0.12 ELBURN 3NNE (KANE)...........................0.12 ELBURN (KANE)................................0.12 LINCOLNSHIRE 1N (LAKE).......................0.12 JOLIET (WILL)................................0.12 MIDWAY COOP (COOK)...........................0.12 AURORA (KANE)................................0.11 ROCKTON 1ESE (WINNEBAGO).....................0.11 WESTMONT 1SSE (DU PAGE)......................0.10 DARIEN 1ENE (DU PAGE)........................0.10 LILY LAKE 2E (KANE)..........................0.10 PLAINFIELD 1SW (WILL)........................0.10 NEW LENOX 4SE (WILL).........................0.10 RICHTON PARK (COOK)..........................0.10 ELBURN (KANE)................................0.09 OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE)........................0.09 NAPERVILLE 4SSW (WILL).......................0.09 OTTAWA (LA SALLE)............................0.09 SPRING GROVE 2N (MCHENRY)....................0.09 PONTIAC 1SE (LIVINGSTON).....................0.08 WOODSTOCK 4SW (MCHENRY)......................0.08 MARENGO (MCHENRY)............................0.08 AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE).........................0.07 WHEATON (DU PAGE)............................0.07 ELGIN 8WSW (KANE)............................0.07 JOLIET 3WNW (WILL)...........................0.07 PLAINFIELD 2SSE (WILL).......................0.07 JOLIET 2WNW (WILL)...........................0.07 AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE).........................0.06 STREATOR 4ENE (LA SALLE).....................0.06 HOMER GLEN 4WNW (WILL).......................0.06 JOLIET LOCK/DAM (WILL).......................0.06 BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK).......................0.05 PALOS PARK 1SW (COOK)........................0.05 EVANSTON 1SSE (COOK).........................0.05 NAPERVILLE 1NW (DU PAGE).....................0.05 WARRENVILLE 1NNW (DU PAGE)...................0.05 BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)..........................0.05 GENEVA 2WSW (KANE)...........................0.05 GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)...........................0.05 GENEVA 2WSW (KANE)...........................0.05 LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE).......................0.05 MORRIS (GRUNDY)..............................0.04 PARK FOREST 1NNE (COOK)......................0.04 DWIGHT 4NNW (GRUNDY).........................0.04 BATAVIA 1WSW (KANE)..........................0.04 GENEVA 3WSW (KANE)...........................0.04 ST. CHARLES 1SSW (KANE)......................0.04 WADSWORTH 1SSE (LAKE)........................0.04 WONDER LAKE 1WNW (MCHENRY)...................0.04 ALGONQUIN 1N (MCHENRY).......................0.04 ST CHARLES 7NW (KANE)........................0.04 BATAVIA (KANE)...............................0.03 LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK)........................0.03 DARIEN 1NNE (DU PAGE)........................0.03 MORRIS 6ESE (GRUNDY).........................0.03 PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL).....................0.03 MOMENCE 3NE (KANKAKEE).......................0.03 PINGREE GROVE 1NW (KANE).....................0.03 ELGIN 2W (KANE)..............................0.03 BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE).........................0.03 RIVERWOODS (LAKE)............................0.03 GURNEE 2W (LAKE).............................0.03 JOLIET 2N (WILL).............................0.03 ORLAND HILLS 1SE (COOK)......................0.02 OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK).........................0.02 COUNTRYSIDE 1NNE (COOK)......................0.02 BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE).....................0.02 OSWEGO 5SSE (KENDALL)........................0.02 BONFIELD 4NNE (KANKAKEE).....................0.02 SUGAR GROVE 1ENE (KANE)......................0.02 BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)..........................0.02 ST. CHARLES (KANE)...........................0.02 ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE).......................0.02 BANNOCKBURN (LAKE)...........................0.02 LAKE FOREST 2NNE (LAKE)......................0.02 LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL)..........................0.02 MILFORD (IROQUOIS)...........................0.02 MARSEILLES (LA SALLE)........................0.02 MUNDELEIN (LAKE).............................0.02 ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)...........................0.02 WINFIELD (DU PAGE)...........................0.02 OAK PARK 1SW (COOK)..........................0.01 HOMEWOOD (COOK)..............................0.01 MORRIS 1SW (GRUNDY)..........................0.01 BONFIELD 4WSW (KANKAKEE).....................0.01 ELGIN 2WNW (KANE)............................0.01 ZION (LAKE)..................................0.01 CARY (MCHENRY)...............................0.01 MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL)........................0.01 BEECHER 3SSE (WILL)..........................0.01 MANHATTAN (WILL).............................0.01 WHEELING (COOK)..............................0.01 AURORA (KANE)...............................TRACE BARRINGTON (LAKE)...........................TRACE COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).....................TRACE DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON).........................TRACE WEST CHICAGO (DU PAGE)......................TRACE HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK)...................TRACE PALATINE 1E (COOK)..........................TRACE SCHAUMBURG 3WSW (COOK)......................TRACE OAK PARK 2S (COOK)..........................TRACE OAK LAWN 2SE (COOK).........................TRACE OAK LAWN (COOK).............................TRACE CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK)........................TRACE WORTH (COOK)................................TRACE BURNHAM-HEGEWISCH 2NNW (COOK)...............TRACE WEST CHICAGO 3N (DU PAGE)...................TRACE BARTLETT 1SSE (DU PAGE).....................TRACE ROSELLE 1ESE (DU PAGE)......................TRACE GIBSON 3WNW (FORD)..........................TRACE CARBON HILL 3.1N (GRUNDY)...................TRACE MORRIS 5NNW (GRUNDY)........................TRACE BRACEVILLE (GRUNDY).........................TRACE LODA (IROQUOIS).............................TRACE GURNEE 2NE (LAKE)...........................TRACE FOX LAKE HILLS 1NW (LAKE)...................TRACE WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)..........................TRACE CHANNAHON 2SSE (WILL).......................TRACE ROMEOVILLE (WILL)...........................TRACE MIDWAY (COOK)...............................TRACE WAUKEGAN (LAKE).............................TRACE INDIANA RAIN LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL (IN) CROWN POINT 2WSW (LAKE)......................0.18 DYER 1WNW (LAKE).............................0.10 ST. JOHN (LAKE)..............................0.07 CROWN POINT 1N (LAKE)........................0.02 VALPARAISO (PORTER)..........................0.01 SCHERERVILLE 2WSW (LAKE)....................TRACE $$  486 NOUS45 KABQ 241551 PNSABQ NMZ501>540-241651- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 951 AM MDT MON JUN 24 2013 PRELIMINARY PEAK NON-THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST REPORTS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO FOR THE LAST 21 HOURS. ...COUNTY... PEAK GUST TIME/DATE OF LOCATION /MPH/ MEASUREMENT ...CATRON COUNTY... MOGOLLON 1 WSW 47 613 PM 6/23 - MOGOLLON RAWS. ...CHAVES COUNTY... ROSWELL 4 SSE 40 1051 PM 6/23 - KROW ASOS. ...COLFAX COUNTY... RATON CREWS AIRPORT 55 234 PM 6/23 - KRTN ASOS. $$ SHY  474 NOUS43 KFSD 241604 PNSFSD IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089- 090-097-098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-251559- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1104 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE DATA UP TO 11 AM CDT... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 72 LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 61 PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... 0.42 SNOWFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT.......... 0.0 CURRENT SNOWDEPTH................ 0 ...HURON CLIMATE DATA UP TO 11 AM CDT... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 73 LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 61 PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... 0.02 SNOWFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT.......... 0.0 CURRENT SNOWDEPTH................ 0 ...SIOUX CITY CLIMATE DATA UP TO 11 AM CDT... HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 72 LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY.... 67 PRECIPITATION SINCE MIDNIGHT..... 0.03 SNOWFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT.......... 0.0 CURRENT SNOWDEPTH................ 0 MISSOURI RIVER STAGE............. 11.64 $$  129 NOUS43 KMKX 241620 AAA PNSMKX WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-251200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1120 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK IS JUNE 23-29... ...TODAY/S TOPIC...OVERVIEW ON LIGHTING...THE UNDERRATED KILLER... LIGHTNING FACTS... ---IN THE USA...ABOUT 25 MILLION CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING FLASHES EACH YEAR. ---FOR THE PERIOD OF 1988-2012...AN AVERAGE OF 48 PEOPLE WERE KILLED EACH YEAR BY LIGHTNING. ---HUNDREDS OF INJURY CASES ARE REPORTED EACH YEAR...BUT THE ACTUAL NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. PEOPLE WHO ARE INJURED BY LIGHTNING OFTEN REPORT A VARIETY OF LONG-TERM...DEBILITATING SYMPTOMS. PART OF THE PROBLEM... ---MANY PEOPLE DON/T UNDERSTAND ALL THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING...AND DON/T ACT PROPERLY OR IN A TIMELY FASHION. THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING... ---EACH AND EVERY FLASH OF CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS A POTENTIAL KILLER. ---EVEN THOUGH THE VISIBLE FLASH STRUCK NEARBY...MANY VICTIMS ARE STRUCK BY THE LIGHTNING CURRENT MOVING IN AND ALONG THE GROUND. ---LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE AS MUCH AS 10 MILES AWAY FROM THE RAIN AREA IN A THUNDERSTORM...THAT/S ABOUT THE DISTANCE THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR THE THUNDER FROM THE STORM. ---IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...IT/S SAFE TO SAY THAT YOU ARE WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF LIGHTNING. OUTDOOR DANGERS... ---THOSE INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BOATING...SWIMMING...FISHING ...BICYCLING...GOLFING...JOGGING...WALKING...HIKING...CAMPING... OR WORKING OUT OF DOORS ALL NEED TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS IN A TIMELY MANNER WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. ---WHERE ORGANIZED SPORTS ACTIVITIES ARE TAKING PLACE...COACHES... UMPIRES...REFEREES...OR CAMP COUNSELORS MUST PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE PARTICIPANTS BY STOPPING THE ACTIVITIES SOONER...SO THAT THE PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS CAN GET TO A SAFE PLACE BEFORE THE LIGHTNING THREAT BECOMES SIGNIFICANT. INDOOR DANGERS... ---PEOPLE SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID CONTACT WITH ANYTHING THAT CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY. ---PEOPLE MAY ALSO WANT TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS WELL BEFORE THE STORM TO PROTECT PROPERTY WITHIN THEIR HOMES...SUCH AS ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. MEDICAL TIPS... ---IN THE UNFORTUNATE EVENT THAT A PERSON IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING... MEDICAL CARE...SUCH AS CPR...MAY BE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY TO SAVE THE PERSON/S LIFE. ---CARDIAC ARREST AND IRREGULARITIES...BURNS...AND NERVE DAMAGE ARE COMMON IN CASES WHERE PEOPLE ARE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. ---FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LIGHTNING OR LIGHTNING SAFETY... VISIT NOAA/S LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV /LOWER CASE LETTERS/ $$ AFK WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MILWAUKEE CORRECTED LIGHTNING FACTS SECION  173 NOAK49 PAFG 241700 PNSAFG AKZ222-250500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 900 AM AKDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...WEEKLY WEATHER SUMMARY FOR FAIRBANKS ALASKA... OBSERVED LAST WEEK...06/16/2013 TO 06/22/2013 OBSERVED NORMAL DEPARTURE AVG MAX TEMP (F) 83.7 72.9 10.8 AVG MIN TEMP (F) 58.9 50.9 8.0 AVG TEMP (F) 71.3 61.9 9.4 TOTAL PRECIP (IN) 0.09 0.33 -0.24 TOTAL SNOWFALL (IN) 0.0 0.0 0.0 NORMALS FOR THIS WEEK...06/23/2013 TO 06/29/2013 NORMAL AVG MAX TEMP (F) 74.0 AVG MIN TEMP(F) 52.3 AVG TEMP (F) 63.2 TOTAL PRECIP (IN) 0.40 TOTAL SNOW (IN) 0.0 $$  717 NOUS46 KMFR 241709 PNSMFR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1010 AM PDT MON JUN 24 2013 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FOR THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER AT ROSEBURG IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY JUNE 25 BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM PDT. $$ DUNCAN  835 NOUS43 KLSX 241716 PNSLSX ILZ095>097-MOZ018-019-026-027-034>036-242330- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1216 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...SAFETY RULES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY...THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RULES ARE PROVIDED. PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATIONS SERVING THE AFFECTED AREA ARE ASKED TO BROADCAST THESE SAFETY MEASURES FREQUENTLY WHILE THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...KEEP UP TO DATE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. THESE STORMS CAN DEVELOP RAPIDLY SO THERE MAY BE OCCASIONS WHEN ADVANCE WARNING IS NOT POSSIBLE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MEANS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS BEEN OBSERVED OR INDICATED ON RADAR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OR NEAR THE STORM...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THESE SAFETY RULES: (1) IN OPEN COUNTRY...YOU SHOULD SEEK SHELTER AND AVOID TREES WHICH CAN BE TARGETS FOR LIGHTNING. IF THERE IS NO SHELTER... GO TO A DITCH OR CULVERT BUT BEWARE OF RISING WATER WHICH CAN CAUSE FLOODING. (2) WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS AND WINDOWS AND GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL. AVOID USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES WHILE THE STORM IS NEARBY. (3) IN MOBILE HOMES...YOU SHOULD LEAVE AND SEEK NEARBY SAFE SHELTER. (4) IF SWIMMING OR ON A BOAT...YOU SHOULD GET TO SHORE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND FIND SHELTER. A THUNDERSTORM IS CONSIDERED SEVERE WHEN IT CONTAINS ONE INCH OR LARGER DIAMETER SIZE HAIL AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 58 MILES AN HOUR OR GREATER. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN ALSO PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WHICH CAN LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. REMEMBER...WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THERE IS ALWAYS THE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES. $$ GLASS  500 NOUS46 KLOX 241741 PNSLOX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1041 AM PDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WIND GUSTS SINCE 941 AM PDT MONDAY... LOS ANGELES COUNTY PEAK WIND GUST LAKE PALMDALE........................SOUTHWEST 51 MPH. POPPY PARK...........................SOUTHWEST 34 MPH. LANCASTER............................SOUTHWEST 32 MPH. $$  173 NOUS43 KEAX 241810 RRA PNSEAX KSZ025-102-MOZ011>013-020-021-028-222045- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL 107 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO...162.40 MHZ...NEAR ST JOSEPH MISSOURI IS EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL PROBLEMS AND IS CURRENTLY OFF THE AIR. TECHNICIANS ARE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM BUT A RETURN TO SERVICE IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS OUTAGE MAY CAUSE. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED IN THIS AREA OVER THE NEXT 4 HOURS. $$ ADOLPHSON  096 NOUS43 KEAX 241811 RRA PNSEAX KSZ025-102-MOZ011>013-020-021-028-250045- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL 107 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO...162.40 MHZ...NEAR ST JOSEPH MISSOURI IS EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL PROBLEMS AND IS CURRENTLY OFF THE AIR. TECHNICIANS ARE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM BUT A RETURN TO SERVICE IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS OUTAGE MAY CAUSE. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED IN THIS AREA OVER THE NEXT 4 HOURS. $$ ADOLPHSON  971 NOUS45 KPUB 241828 PNSPUB COZ058>089-093>099-250630- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1228 PM MDT MON JUN 24 2013 THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF SOME THUNDERSTORM SAFETY RULES THAT CAN BE PASSED ALONG TO RESIDENTS OF...AND VISITORS TO...SOUTHERN COLORADO. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST...YOU MAY WANT TO CURTAIL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS AND HEAR THUNDER...YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY GET INDOORS INTO A SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING...OR GET INTO ANY HARD TOPPED VEHICLE. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE SEVERAL MILES AWAY FROM THE STORM... WHERE IT IS NOT RAINING AND WHERE YOU MAY BE. IN COLORADO...LIGHTNING CAN OCCUR WITH THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCE LITTLE...IF ANY...RAIN. DO NOT WAIT TOO LONG TO TAKE ACTION. DEADLY LIGHTNING CAN OCCUR WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS. WAIT 30 MINUTES UNTIL THE LAST RUMBLE OF THUNDER BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS DURING A LIGHTNING STORM...AND THERE IS NO SAFE SHELTER NEARBY...THERE IS NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO TO REDUCE YOUR RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. THE BEST THING TO DO IS FIND A LOW SPOT AND STAY AWAY FROM TREES. IF YOU ARE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ARE ABOVE TIMBERLINE...GO TO A LOWER AREA. IF YOU ARE BELOW TIMBERLINE...TRY TO FIND AN OPEN AREA AWAY FROM TREES. IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA OF DENSE TREES...DO YOUR BEST TO STAY AWAY FROM THE TALLEST TREES. IF YOU ARE IN A GROUP...STAY APART. IF SOMEONE IS STRUCK... OTHERS WILL BE ABLE TO HELP THE VICTIM. REMEMBER...WHEN THUNDER ROARS...GO INDOORS. $$  293 NOUS44 KLZK 241904 PNSLZK ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-250300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 200 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...GENERAL OVERVIEW OF LIGHTNING... THIS IS NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND TOURISM...THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS...THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF ARKANSAS... AND ENTERGY ARKANSAS INCORPORATED ARE SPONSORS OF THE WEEK IN ARKANSAS. TODAYS TOPIC IS A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF LIGHTNING. LIGHTNING IS THE UNDERRATED KILLER. LIGHTNING IS FASCINATING TO WATCH BUT ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IN THE UNITED STATES...THERE ARE ABOUT 23 MILLION LIGHTNING FLASHES PER YEAR. WHILE LIGHTNING FATALITIES HAVE DECREASED OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS...LIGHTNING CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE TOP 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 BEING A LIGHTNING VICTIM. HOW THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. ALL THUNDERSTORMS GO THROUGH STAGES OF GROWTH...DEVELOPMENT... ELECTRIFICATION AND DISSIPATION. THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN BEGIN TO DEVELOP EARLY IN THE DAY WHEN THE SUN HEATS THE AIR NEAR THE GROUND AND POCKETS OF WARMER AIR START TO RISE IN THE ATMOSPHERE. WHEN THESE POCKETS OF AIR REACH A CERTAIN LEVEL IN THE ATMOSPHERE...CUMULUS CLOUDS START TO FORM. CONTINUED HEATING CAUSES THESE CLOUDS TO GROW VERTICALLY INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. THESE TOWERING CUMULUS CLOUDS MAY BE ONE OF THE FIRST SIGNS OF A DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM. THE FINAL STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT OCCURS AS THE TOP OF THE CLOUD BECOMES SHAPED LIKE AN ANVIL. AS A THUNDERSTORM CLOUD GROWS...PRECIPITATION FORMS WITHIN THE CLOUD. A WELL DEVELOPED THUNDERSTORM CLOUD CONTAINS MOSTLY SMALL ICE CRYSTALS IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE CLOUD...A MIXTURE OF SMALL ICE CRYSTALS AND SMALL HAIL IN THE MIDDLE LEVELS OF THE CLOUD...AND A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND MELTING HAIL IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE CLOUD. AIR MOVEMENTS AND COLLISIONS BETWEEN THE VARIOUS TYPES OF PRECIPITATION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CLOUD CAUSE THE PRECIPITATION PARTICLES TO BECOME CHARGED. THE LIGHTER ICE CRYSTALS BECOME POSITIVELY CHARGED AND ARE CARRIED UPWARD INTO THE UPPER PART OF THE STORM BY RISING AIR. THE HEAVIER HAIL BECOMES NEGATIVELY CHARGED AND IS EITHER SUSPENDED BY THE RISING AIR OR FALLS TOWARD THE LOWER PART OF THE STORM. THESE COLLISIONS AND AIR MOVEMENTS CAUSE THE TOP OF THE THUNDERSTORM CLOUD TO BECOME POSITIVELY CHARGED AND THE MIDDLE AND LOWER PARTS OF THE STORM TO BECOME NEGATIVELY CHARGED. IN ADDITION...A SMALL POSITIVE CHARGE DEVELOPS NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE THUNDERSTORM CLOUD. THE NEGATIVE CHARGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THUNDERSTORM CLOUD CAUSES THE GROUND UNDERNEATH TO BECOME POSITIVELY CHARGED...AND THE POSITIVELY CHARGED ANVIL CAUSES THE GROUND UNDER THE ANVIL TO BECOME NEGATIVELY CHARGED. HOW LIGHTNING FORMS. LIGHTNING IS A GIANT SPARK OF ELECTRICITY IN THE ATMOSPHERE OR BETWEEN THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE GROUND. IN THE INITIAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT...AIR ACTS AS AN INSULATOR BETWEEN THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CHARGES IN THE CLOUD AND BETWEEN THE CLOUD AND THE GROUND...HOWEVER...WHEN THE DIFFERENCES IN CHARGES BECOME TOO GREAT...THIS INSULATING CAPACITY OF THE AIR BREAKS DOWN AND THERE IS A RAPID DISCHARGE OF ELECTRICITY THAT WE KNOW OF AS LIGHTNING. LIGHTNING CAN OCCUR BETWEEN OPPOSITE CHARGES WITHIN THE THUNDERSTORM CLOUD /INTRA CLOUD LIGHTNING/ OR BETWEEN OPPOSITE CHARGES IN THE CLOUD AND ON THE GROUND /CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING/. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS DIVIDED INTO TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF FLASHES DEPENDING ON THE CHARGE IN THE CLOUD WHERE THE LIGHTNING ORIGINATES. WHAT IS THUNDER. THUNDER IS THE SOUND MADE BY A FLASH OF LIGHTNING. AS LIGHTNING PASSES THROUGH THE AIR...IT HEATS THE AIR QUICKLY. THIS CAUSES THE AIR TO EXPAND RAPIDLY AND CREATES THE SOUND WAVE THAT WE HEAR AS THUNDER. NORMALLY...YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER ABOUT 10 MILES FROM A LIGHTNING STRIKE. SINCE LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUTWARD 10 MILES FROM A THUNDERSTORM...IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE LIKELY WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF THE STORM. LIGHTNING SAFETY. THERE IS NO SAFE PLACE OUTSIDE WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE AREA. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE LIKELY WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF THE STORM. JUST REMEMBER...WHEN THUNDER ROARS... GO INDOORS! TOO MANY PEOPLE WAIT FAR TOO LONG TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. UNFORTUNATELY... THESE DELAYED ACTIONS LEAD TO MANY OF THE LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES IN THE U.S. THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM LIGHTNING IS TO AVOID THE THREAT. YOU SIMPLY DO NOT WANT TO BE CAUGHT OUTSIDE IN A STORM. HAVE A LIGHTNING SAFETY PLAN...AND CANCEL OR POSTPONE ACTIVITIES EARLY IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GET TO A SAFE PLACE BEFORE THE WEATHER BECOMES THREATENING. SUBSTANTIAL BUILDINGS AND HARD TOPPED VEHICLES ARE SAFE OPTIONS. RAIN SHELTERS...SMALL SHEDS... AND OPEN VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE. A SAFE SHELTER FROM LIGHTNING IS EITHER A SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING OR AN ENCLOSED METAL VEHICLE. A SAFE BUILDING IS ONE THAT IS FULLY ENCLOSED WITH A ROOF...WALLS...AND FLOOR... AND HAS PLUMBING OR WIRING. EXAMPLES INCLUDE A HOME... SCHOOL...CHURCH...HOTEL...OFFICE BUILDING...OR SHOPPING CENTER. ONCE INSIDE...STAY AWAY FROM SHOWERS...SINKS... BATH TUBS...AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SUCH AS STOVES... RADIOS...CORDED TELEPHONES...AND COMPUTERS. UNSAFE BUILDINGS INCLUDE CARPORTS...OPEN GARAGES...COVERED PATIOS...PICNIC SHELTERS...BEACH PAVILIONS...GOLF SHELTERS...TENTS OF ANY KIND...BASEBALL DUGOUTS...SHEDS... AND GREENHOUSES. A SAFE VEHICLE IS ANY FULLY ENCLOSED METAL TOPPED VEHICLE SUCH AS A HARD TOPPED CAR...MINIVAN...BUS...TRUCK...ETC. WHILE INSIDE A SAFE VEHICLE...DO NOT USE ELETRONIC DEVICES SUCH AS RADIO COMMUNICATIONS DURING A THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU DRIVE INTO A THUNDERSTORM...SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION. IF POSSIBLE...PULL OFF THE ROAD INTO A SAFE AREA. DO NOT LEAVE THE VEHICLE DURING A THUNDERSTORM. UNSAFE VEHICLES INCLUDE GOLF CARTS...CONVERTIBLES... MOTORCYCLES...OR ANY OPEN CAB VEHICLE. LIGHTNING VICTIMS. IF SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING...THEY MAY NEED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. LIGHTNING VICTIMS DO NOT CARRY AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE AND ARE SAFE TO TOUCH. CALL 911 AND MONITOR THE VICTIM. START CPR OR USE AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR IF NEEDED. && ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON LIGHTNING SAFETY IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LZK $$ 28  624 NOUS41 KILN 241911 PNSILN INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-250600- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 311 PM EDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK CONTINUES THROUGH JUNE 30TH... SUMMER IS THE PEAK SEASON FOR ONE OF THE NATION'S DEADLIEST WEATHER PHENOMENA...LIGHTNING. THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING CAPABLE OF STRIKING UP TO TEN MILES AWAY...SO EVEN IF YOU DON'T SEE RAIN YOU COULD BE IN HARMS WAY. BEFORE GOING OUTDOORS...CHECK THE FORECAST FOR THUNDERSTORMS. CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. DO NOT BE FOOLED BY BLUE SKIES. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS AND HEAR THUNDER...LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT. WHEN THUNDER IS HEARD...MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LIGHTNING - NO PLACE OUTSIDE IS SAFE WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE AREA - IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO STRIKE YOU - WHEN YOU HEAR THUNDER...IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER: A SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING WITH ELECTRICITY OR PLUMBING OR AN ENCLOSED...METAL TOPPED VEHICLE WITH WINDOWS UP - STAY IN A SAFE SHELTER AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER YOU HEAR THE LAST SOUND OF THUNDER - IF SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING...THEY ARE SAFE TO TOUCH AND NEED IMMEDIATE CPR IF THEY ARE NOT BREATHING OR ARE UNRESPONSIVE THE BEST ADVICE IS...WHEN THUNDER ROARS...GO INDOORS! $$  673 NOUS43 KIWX 241915 PNSIWX INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025-251915- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 315 PM EDT MON JUN 24 2013 /215 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013/ ...FORT WAYNE WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE POWER ISSUES... THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER AT FORT WAYNE...WXJ-58 AT 162.550 MHZ...WILL CONTINUE TO BROADCAST AT LOW POWER DUE TO EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS AT THE SITE. THIS IS RESULTING IN A DEGRADED BROADCAST SIGNAL FROM THE TRANSMITTER. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND PARTS ARE ON ORDER TO REPAIR THE EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS. THE EXPECTED RETURN TO SERVICE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME...BUT REPAIRS ARE HOPED TO BE MADE BY END OF THE WEEK. ALTERNATE NOAA RADIO BROADCASTS AROUND THE FORT WAYNE REGION ARE AS FOLLOWS: WXM-98 FROM MARION AT 162.450...KXI-94 FROM ANGOLA AT 162.425 MHZ...WXJ-90 FROM CRIDERSVILLE AT 162.400 MHZ. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED WHEN MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. $$ NG  842 NOUS41 KWBC 241918 PNSWSH Public Information Statement, Comment Request National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC 317 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2013 To: Subscribers: -Family of Services -NOAA Weather Wire Service -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network -NOAAPORT Other NWS partners and employees From: Cynthia Abelman Chief, Aviation Services Branch Subject: Soliciting Comments on the Experimental Aviation Summer Weather Dashboard June 26, 2013, to October 31, 2013 NWS is soliciting comments on the Experimental Summer Weather Dashboard from June 26, 2013 and October 31, 2013. The Experimental Aviation Summer Weather Dashboard depicts the potential of convective weather impact to the Core 30 airport minus Honolulu. The web display, updated four times per day, shows the potential impact to each airspace through a matrix of color coded boxes that depict nominal (green), slight (yellow), moderate (orange), and high (red) likelihood of occurrence out through the Day 2 forecast. The probabilistic information is calculated using the Short-Range Ensemble Forecast (SREF) numerical weather prediction system. The ASWD was developed to support the FAA Traffic Control System Command Center’s effort to improve long range strategic summer weather planning by providing guidance on weather impacts at major airports. The Experimental Aviation Summer Weather Dashboard is only available at: http://testbed.aviationweather.gov/summerdashboard/ The dashboard renders the likelihood of weather occurring around airports, approaches, ARTCCs, and airways (referred to as areas of interest (AOI) at hourly forecast intervals for the first 15 hours of the SREF forecast, and 3-hour intervals for an additional 36 hours. The calibrated probability of thunder is used to determine the probability assigned to each area of interest for each forecast period. Additionally, a forecast of convective cloud tops is also shown for each AOI and forecast interval. Probabilities for airports are calculated by sampling the SREF forecast within a specified distance from the terminal. For airways and approaches, the forecast is determined by using values within a specified distance from the center line of the airway or standard approach. The likelihood for each ARTCC is a summary measure of the airway segments that fall within that ARTCC. The scientific algorithm that produces the likelihood (nominal, slight, moderate or high) uses probabilistic information derived from the SREF along with empirically created thresholds for each weather phenomenon depicted. Submit comments via our brief online form: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/survey/nws-survey.php?code=ASWD For questions about this experimental forecast, please contact: Michael Pat Murphy Warning Coordination Meteorologist Aviation Weather Center Kansas City, MO 64153 Phone: 816-584-72048 Email: michael.pat.murphy@noaa.gov NWS Technical Implementation Notices are online at: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm $$  035 NOUS41 KWBC 241918 PNSWSH Public Information Statement, Comment Request National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC 317 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2013 To: Subscribers: -Family of Services -NOAA Weather Wire Service -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network -NOAAPORT Other NWS partners and employees From: Cynthia Abelman Chief, Aviation Services Branch Subject: Soliciting Comments on the Experimental World Area Forecast System Grid Visualization from June 26, 2013, to July 26, 2013. NWS is soliciting comments on the Experimental World Area Forecast System Grids (WAFS) Visualization from June 26, 2013, to July 26, 2013. The Experimental WAFS Grids Visualization is a set of graphics created from existing WAFS grids, part of the existing NWS product suite. These gridded forecasts are produced and disseminated operationally in the GRIB2 data format. This experimental website will allow the gridded data to be displayed as a multi-colored image with a color-coded key provided to relate the colors to numerical values. The images will be provided for each time step and level in the WAFS Global Grids. The Experimental WAFS Grids Visualization provides GRIB2 coded format in a properly decoded and graphically displayed format. It will also support NWS World Area Forecast Center (WAFC) forecasters produce High and Midlevel Significant Weather (SIGWX) charts consistent with the WAFS Global Grids GRIB2 formatted forecasts. The Experimental WAFS Grids Visualization is available at: http://testbed.aviationweather.gov/wafs The WAFS Global Grids are produced by the NWS World Area Forecast Center Washington in support and in accordance with United States international agreements with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and its global members. Please submit comments via our brief, online form: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/survey/nws-survey.php?code=WGGV For questions about this experimental forecast, please contact: Matt Strahan International Operations Branch Chief Aviation Weather Center Kansas City, MO 64153 Phone: 816-584-7203 Email: matt.strahan@noaa.gov NWS Technical Implementation Notices are available at: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm $$  921 NOUS42 KMLB 242003 PNSMLB FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-2300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 400 PM EDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...JUNE 23RD-29TH IS LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DECLARED THE WEEK OF JUNE 23RD THROUGH JUNE 29TH AS LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. THIS WEEK...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MELBOURNE WILL BE ISSUING INFORMATION STATEMENTS ABOUT LIGHTNING. -TODAY.........LIGHTNING OVERVIEW -TUESDAY.......LIGHTNING MECHANICS -WEDNESDAY.....LIGHTNING SAFETY OUTDOORS -THURSDAY......LIGHTNING SAFETY INDOORS -FRIDAY........MEDICAL ASPECTS OF LIGHTNING ...OVERVIEW... IN ANY GIVEN YEAR, LIGHTNING KILLS MORE PEOPLE THAN HURRICANES AND TORNADOES COMBINED. NATIONWIDE, IT IS A LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED DEATHS AND INJURIES. IN FLORIDA, IT IS THE LEADING CAUSE. EVEN SO, THE THREAT POSED BY LIGHTNING IS UNDERAPPRECIATED BY MOST PEOPLE. ONE MAJOR REASON IS THAT LIGHTNING USUALLY DOES NOT KILL IN LARGE NUMBERS, BUT RATHER ONE OR TWO AT A TIME. LIGHTNING STRIKES THE GROUND AN ESTIMATED 25 MILLION TIMES EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES. THE AVERAGE BOLT CARRIES ABOUT 20 THOUSAND AMPS OF ELECTRIC CHARGE, 100 MILLION VOLTS OF POTENTIAL, AND CAN REACH A TEMPERATURE ON THE ORDER OF 50 THOUSAND DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. TUESDAY'S DISCUSSION WILL CENTER AROUND HOW LIGHTNING FORMS AND WHERE IT STRIKES. LIGHTNING IS THE LEADING WEATHER HAZARD IN FLORIDA: OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS, LIGHTNING HAS KILLED 52 PEOPLE AND INJURED ANOTHER 320. HOWEVER, DESPITE BEING THE NATION'S MOST ACTIVE LIGHTNING REGION, MOST OF THESE CASUALTIES COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED USING BASIC SAFETY MEASURES. DISCUSSIONS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY DISCUSSION WILL FOCUS ON LIGHTNING SAFETY...WHAT TO DO AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT...WHAT NOT TO DO...SHOULD LIGHTNING THREATEN YOUR AREA. LIGHTNING IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO PEOPLE IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA... ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. USING BASIC COMMON SENSE... MOST LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES CAN BE AVOIDED. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT LIGHTNING AND LIGHTNING SAFETY...VISIT THE LIGHTNING INFORMATION CENTER AT WEBSITE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE: HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MLB_LTGCENTER OR VISIT NOAA'S LIGHTNING SAFETY WEBPAGE AT: HTTP://WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV $$  813 NOUS45 KBOU 242121 PNSBOU COZ046>47-252300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 320 PM MDT MON JUN 24 2013 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THERE WILL BE NO WARNING ALARM TONE WHEN A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING IS ISSUED. THIS APPLIES TO ALL THOSE UTILIZING THE BOYERO TRANSMITTER WHICH SERVES LINCOLN AND EASTERN ELBERT COUNTIES. ALL OTHER PROGRAMMING WILL NOT BE AFFECTED. $$  058 NOUS43 KMKX 242126 AAA PNSMKX WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-251000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 427 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SAFETY PROCEDURES... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HERE ARE SOME SAFETY TIPS TO KEEP IN MIND DURING SEVERE WEATHER... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. WHEN UNDER A WATCH...IT IS A TIME TO PREPARE YOURSELF AND OTHERS FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MEANS EITHER RADAR HAS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...OR AN ACTUAL REPORT FROM A SPOTTER OR OTHER CREDIBLE SOURCE HAS BEEN RECEIVED. WHEN A WARNING IS ISSUED...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. WHEN OUTDOORS DURING A WARNING...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS NOT AVAILABLE...TRY TO FIND A DITCH OR LOW LYING AREA AND SQUAT TO THE GROUND WITHOUT LYING FLAT. AVOID STANDING WATER...TREES...AND HIGH SPOTS. WATCH FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING IN DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS. WHEN INDOORS DURING A WARNING...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE HOME. COVER YOUR HEAD WITH BLANKETS AND HIDE UNDERNEATH A HEAVY PIECE OF FURNITURE...IF POSSIBLE. IF IN MOBILE HOMES...VACATE THEM IMMEDIATELY AND FIND SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF SWIMMING OR IN A BOAT...GET OUT OF THE WATER OR RETURN TO PORT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS. A THUNDERSTORM IS CONSIDERED SEVERE WHEN IT CONTAINS HAIL 1 INCH IN DIAMETER OR LARGER...AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER. EVEN NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN AND VIVID LIGHTNING. REMEMBER...ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCED WARNING. $$ KAPELA  410 NOUS45 KBOU 242156 PNSBOU PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 400 PM MDT MON JUN 24 2013 JUNE 23RD THROUGH 29TH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS COLORADO LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK BY GOVERNOR JOHN HICKENLOOPER. IN THE UNITED STATES...THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 25 MILLION CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING FLASHES EACH YEAR...AND EACH ONE IS A POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THE 30-YEAR AVERAGE OF HUMAN LIGHTNING FATALITIES IS 52. THE 10-YEAR AVERAGE OF HUMAN LIGHTNING FATALITIES IS 35. LAST YEAR 28 PEOPLE WERE KILLED BY LIGHTNING IN THE UNITED STATES. DOZENS OF OTHERS WERE PERMANENTLY INJURED. AS A GENERAL RULE...OF THE VICTIMS WHO ARE KILLED... NEARLY 100 PERCENT ARE OUTDOORS AROUND 80 PERCENT ARE MALE AROUND 20 PERCENT ARE UNDER A TREE AROUND 20 PERCENT OCCUR ON OR NEAR THE WATER COLORADO HAD NO LIGHTNING DEATHS LAST YEAR. DURING THE PAST 20 YEARS ON AVERAGE...COLORADO HAD THREE LIGHTNING DEATHS AND 13 INJURIES PER YEAR. SINCE 1980...EL PASO COUNTY...INCLUDING THE COLORADO SPRINGS METRO AREA HAS THE DUBIOUS DISTINCTION OF HAVING THE MOST LIGHTNING INCIDENTS...WITH 10 FATALITIES AND 64 INJURIES. JEFFERSON COUNTY HAS HAD EIGHT FATALITIES AND 36 INJURIES. LARIMER COUNTY HAS HAD SEVEN FATALITIES AND 53 INJURIES SINCE 1980. BECAUSE IT USUALLY AFFECTS ONE OR TWO VICTIMS AT A TIME...AND DOES NOT CAUSE THE DESTRUCTION LEFT IN THE WAKE OF TORNADOES OR HURRICANES...LIGHTNING GENERALLY RECEIVES LESS ATTENTION. MANY PEOPLE DO NOT ACT IN A TIMELY MANNER TO PROTECT THEIR LIVES AND PROPERTY...AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND ALL THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING. YOU NEED TO BECOME AWARE OF THE SITUATIONS THAT PUT YOU AT A GREATER RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING...AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO REDUCE THAT RISK. WHILE NEARLY ALL PEOPLE TAKE SOME PROTECTIVE ACTIONS WHEN RAIN...HAIL AND WIND ARE OCCURRING WITH THUNDERSTORMS...MANY LEAVE THEMSELVES VULNERABLE TO BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AS THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH... DEPART...OR ARE NEARBY. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MORE THAN 10 MILES FROM THE RAIN AREA OF A THUNDERSTORM. THAT DISTANCE IS ABOUT AS FAR AS YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU COULD BE IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. INSIDE BUILDINGS...YOU MUST AVOID ACTIVITIES WHICH PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK FROM A POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE. YOU SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID CONTACT WITH ANYTHING THAT CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY WELL. YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS WELL BEFORE THE STORM THREATENS...IN ORDER TO PROTECT PROPERTY...SUCH AS UNPLUGGING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. ALSO...IN THE UNFORTUNATE EVENT THAT A PERSON IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.. MEDICAL CARE MAY BE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY TO SAVE THE LIFE OF THE PERSON. CARDIAC ARREST AND HEART IRREGULARITIES...BURNS... AND NERVE DAMAGE ARE COMMON WHEN PEOPLE ARE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...WITH PROPER TREATMENT...INCLUDING CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IF NECESSARY...MOST VICTIMS SURVIVE A LIGHTNING STRIKE...ALTHOUGH THE LONG TERM EFFECTS ON THEIR LIVES CAN BE DEVASTATING. MOST LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHEN LIGHTNING IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE OUTSIDE. THE CHANCE THAT YOU WILL BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN THE UNITED STATES IS ABOUT 1 IN 700 THOUSAND FOR EACH YEAR OF YOUR LIFE. HOWEVER...YOUR CHANCE OF BEING STRUCK WILL DEPEND ON WHETHER YOU CONSISTENTLY PRACTICE ALL THE LIGHTNING SAFETY RULES. LIGHTNING STARTS AROUND HALF OF THE FOREST AND RANGELAND WILDFIRES ACROSS THE STATE. COLORADO AVERAGES AROUND 2500 WILDFIRES EACH YEAR. MANY OF THESE LIGHTNING CAUSED FIRES OCCUR WITH VERY LITTLE OR NO RAIN. THESE STORMS OFTEN GENERATE GUSTY WINDS...WHICH CAN FAN THE FLAMES OF THE FIRE. NOAAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PROVIDES DAILY FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS DURING THE WARM SEASON...AND SPOT FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR THOSE WORKING PRESCRIBED BURNS AND WILDFIRES YEAR AROUND. WHEN PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...CHECK OUT THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND THE LATEST FORECAST...WHICH INCLUDE THUNDERSTORM AND LIGHTNING POTENTIAL. THE WEB SITES FOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES WHICH COVER COLORADO AND ISSUE THESE PRODUCTS ARE... DENVER/BOULDER HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DEN GRAND JUNCTION HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GJT PUEBLO HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PUB GOODLAND HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GLD FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LIGHTNING OR LIGHTNING SAFETY...VISIT NOAAS LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEB SITE AT... HTTP://WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV OR THE LIGHTNING WEB SITE OF NOAAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO AT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PUB/LTG.PHP TOM MAGNUSON WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE PUEBLO COLORADO  524 NOUS41 KALY 242217 PNSALY NYZ039>041-047>054-059>061-082-084-251030- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 617 PM EDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS STATION WXL-34 BROADCASTING ON A FREQUENCY OF 162.550 MHZ HAS EXPERIENCED A POWER DISRUPTION AND IS CURRENTLY OFF THE AIR. TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AS WE DO NOT HAVE AN ESTIMATED TIME OF RETURN TO FULL SERVICE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. YOUR LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY $$  864 NOUS45 KPUB 242224 PNSPUB COZ070-085-086-242324 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 424 PM MDT MON JUN 24 2013 PUEBLO HIGH TODAY................. 95 LOW THIS MORNING........... 58 PCPN PAST 24 HRS........... 0.00 PK WIND: 29 MPH FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 2:08 PM. COLORADO SPRGS HIGH TODAY................. 89 LOW THIS MORNING........... 57 PCPN PAST 24 HRS........... 0.00 PK WIND: 38 MPH FROM THE SOUTH AT 1:26 PM. ALAMOSA HIGH TODAY................. 82 LOW THIS MORNING........... 39 PCPN PAST 24 HRS........... 0.00 PK WIND: 44 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 1:44 PM. $$  484 NOUS45 KSLC 242350 PNSSLC PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 550 PM MDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...PRELIMINARY STORM INFORMATION... BELOW ARE TODAYS PEAK WIND GUST REPORTS RECEIVED THROUGH 5 PM. ***** WIND REPORTS ***** TIME WINDSPEED ...NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT... I-15 AT WILLARD POE - 4220 FT 4 PM MON 52 MPH SYRACUSE - 4199 FT 5 PM MON 48 MPH W. OGDEN - 4222 FT 4 PM MON 45 MPH LAYTON - 4770 FT 5 PM MON 43 MPH I-15 AT TREMONTON - 4295 FT 5 PM MON 43 MPH BOUNTIFUL BENCH - 5114 FT 5 PM MON 41 MPH SOUTH OGDEN - 4780 FT 5 PM MON 41 MPH HILL AIR FORCE BASE - 4787 FT 3 PM MON 41 MPH LEGACY PARKWAY - 4215 FT 4 PM MON 40 MPH ...SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS... VERNON HILL - 5761 FT 3 PM MON 59 MPH GREAT SALT LAKE MARINA - 4206 FT 4 PM MON 54 MPH BLUFFDALE - 4700 FT 4 PM MON 52 MPH SALT LAKE MUNI 2 AIRPORT - 4603 FT 3 PM MON 52 MPH FLIGHT PARK SOUTH - 5202 FT 5 PM MON 48 MPH I-15 AT I-215 - 4407 FT 4 PM MON 47 MPH DRAPER - 5052 FT 4 PM MON 46 MPH OLYMPUS HILLS - MSI - 4960 FT 5 PM MON 45 MPH SOUTH MOUNTAIN - 6001 FT 3 PM MON 45 MPH SALT LAKE INTL AIRPORT - 4226 FT 2 PM MON 45 MPH BACCUS HIGHWAY - 5172 FT 2 PM MON 45 MPH STOCKTON BAR - 5161 FT 1 PM MON 45 MPH POINT OF THE MOUNTAIN - 4750 FT 4 PM MON 44 MPH I-15 AT 9000 S - 4407 FT 4 PM MON 44 MPH LAKE POINT I-80 - 4301 FT 3 PM MON 44 MPH TRANS-JORDAN LANDFILL - 5201 FT 5 PM MON 43 MPH MOUNTAIN VIEW AT DANNON WAY - 4910 FT 4 PM MON 42 MPH UNIVERSITY OF UTAH - 4806 FT 4 PM MON 42 MPH ...SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT... SARATOGA SPRINGS - 4787 FT 4 PM MON 50 MPH PLEASANT GROVE - 5200 FT 4 PM MON 43 MPH ...GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS... UPPER CEDAR MTN - 7052 FT 5 PM MON 60 MPH CAMEL BACK MTN - 5077 FT 5 PM MON 56 MPH DITTO - 4345 FT 2 PM MON 55 MPH NORTH SALT FLATS - 4218 FT 2 PM MON 52 MPH ENGLISH VILLAGE - 4788 FT 4 PM MON 50 MPH NW DECON PAD - 4380 FT 3 PM MON 50 MPH BAKER LAB - 4294 FT 5 PM MON 49 MPH SIMPSON SPRINGS - 4645 FT 4 PM MON 49 MPH BADGER ISLAND - 4199 FT 4 PM MON 48 MPH CHAULK HILL - 5155 FT 4 PM MON 47 MPH EAGLE RANGE - 4239 FT 3 PM MON 47 MPH DIDDLE KNOLL - 4265 FT 3 PM MON 47 MPH SALT FLATS - 4265 FT 1 PM MON 47 MPH LOWER CEDAR MTN - 4495 FT 5 PM MON 46 MPH WHITE SAGE - 4363 FT 5 PM MON 46 MPH JULIET ROAD - 4324 FT 4 PM MON 46 MPH I-80 AT GRASSEY - 4650 FT 4 PM MON 46 MPH WEST OF WILDCAT MTN - 4259 FT 2 PM MON 46 MPH TOWER GRID - 4346 FT 4 PM MON 45 MPH TARGET S - 4349 FT 4 PM MON 45 MPH DURAND ROAD - 4538 FT 5 PM MON 44 MPH PLAYA STATION - 4280 FT 5 PM MON 44 MPH SR-30 AT CURLEW - 4766 FT 4 PM MON 44 MPH WENDOVER PEAK - 5087 FT 3 PM MON 44 MPH WIG MOUNTAIN - 4352 FT 5 PM MON 43 MPH ROMEO & CENTERLINE - 4308 FT 4 PM MON 43 MPH DUGWAY - APG - 4291 FT 4 PM MON 43 MPH TARGET R - 4311 FT 4 PM MON 43 MPH CALLAO GATE - 4250 FT 4 PM MON 43 MPH CLIFTON FLAT - 6384 FT 2 PM MON 43 MPH BLACK CROOK PEAK - 9275 FT 5 PM MON 42 MPH I-80 AT MP 29 - 4125 FT 5 PM MON 42 MPH HAT ISLAND - 4242 FT 5 PM MON 42 MPH PROMONTORY POINT - 6926 FT 4 PM MON 42 MPH INTERSTATE 80 - 4125 FT 3 PM MON 42 MPH HORIZONTAL GRID - 4261 FT 4 PM MON 41 MPH CAUSEWAY - 4246 FT 4 PM MON 41 MPH I-80 AT MP 1 - 4270 FT 2 PM MON 41 MPH WEST SALT FLATS - 4237 FT 2 PM MON 41 MPH CALLAO - 4530 FT 2 PM MON 40 MPH ...WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS... I-80 AT SILVER CREEK JCT - 6498 FT 5 PM MON 43 MPH US-40 MAYFLOWER SUMMIT - 6929 FT 3 PM MON 42 MPH MORGAN UDOT - 5105 FT 5 PM MON 40 MPH ...WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH... SHERWOOD HILLS - 5039 FT 4 PM MON 47 MPH WEBER CANYON POWER PLANT - 5801 FT 5 PM MON 42 MPH PARLEYS SUMMIT - 7040 FT 4 PM MON 41 MPH WASATCH HILLS - 6939 FT 2 PM MON 41 MPH ...WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80... SUNDANCE - ARROWHEAD - 8251 FT 4 PM MON 59 MPH DEER VLY - EMPIRE PK - 9570 FT 4 PM MON 45 MPH CANYONS - CONDOR - 8999 FT 4 PM MON 44 MPH CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS - 10443 FT 5 PM MON 43 MPH PARK CITY - BONANZA TOP - 9200 FT 4 PM MON 41 MPH ...WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS... CHEPETA - 12120 FT 2 PM MON 45 MPH DRY RIDGE - 11565 FT 4 PM MON 43 MPH ...WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS... PORTABLE RWIS 4 - 9805 FT 5 PM MON 46 MPH ...CASTLE COUNTRY... CARBON COUNTY AIRPORT - 5922 FT 5 PM MON 41 MPH ...SAN RAFAEL SWELL... TORREY - 6050 FT 5 PM MON 40 MPH ...SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS... I-15 AT SEVIER RIVER NB - 4941 FT 4 PM MON 49 MPH ...WEST CENTRAL UTAH... U.S. 6 AT EUREKA - 6584 FT 4 PM MON 52 MPH MUD SPRING - 5902 FT 5 PM MON 48 MPH FISH SPRINGS - 4282 FT 3 PM MON 44 MPH ...SOUTHWEST UTAH... MILFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT - 5039 FT 3 PM MON 43 MPH BRIMSTONE RESERVOIR - 5620 FT 1 PM MON 41 MPH CEDAR CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT - 5627 FT 1 PM MON 41 MPH I-15 AT BLACK RIDGE - 5160 FT 2 PM MON 40 MPH ENTERPRISE - 5340 FT 12 PM MON 40 MPH ...CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS... DOG VALLEY - 6180 FT 2 PM MON 47 MPH I-15 AT SCIPIO SUMMIT - 5960 FT 1 PM MON 47 MPH SIGNAL PEAK - 8792 FT 5 PM MON 43 MPH ...SOUTHERN UTAH MOUNTAINS... FISHLAKE D4 PT #4 - 9590 FT 2 PM MON 52 MPH SR-12 AT BOULDER SUMMIT - 9595 FT 12 PM MON 46 MPH ...SOUTHWEST WYOMING... EVANSTON - BURNS FIELD - 7162 FT 11 AM MON 40 MPH $$