NWS Forecast Office Detroit/Pontiac MI Public Information Statement http://www.crh.noaa.gov/product.php?site=dtx&product=PNS&issuedby=DTX&format=ci&version=1 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:56:33 GMT Detroit/Pontiac MI Public Information Statement en-us w-dtx.webmaster@noaa.gov w-dtx.webmaster@noaa.gov http://www.weather.gov/images/xml_logo.gif NOAA - National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dtx Public Information Statement Issued At 900 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2009 http://www.crh.noaa.gov/product.php?site=dtx&product=PNS&issuedby=DTX&format=ci&version=1 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
900 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2009

...LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK CONCLUDES TODAY...

WHEREAS LIGHTNING CAN BE FASCINATING TO WATCH... IT IS EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS. EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES... LIGHTNING KILLS AN
AVERAGE OF 62 PEOPLE AND INJURES ABOUT ANOTHER 300 PEOPLE. THE
ACTUAL NUMBER OF PERSONS WHO ARE INJURED OR DIE DUE TO LIGHTNING IS
LIKELY AS MUCH AS 30 PERCENT MORE DUE TO UNDOCUMENTED INJURIES AND
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