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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Severe Storms This Afternoon

Severe Storms This Afternoon

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1365NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK1139 AM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009AREAS AFFECTED...ERN TN...ERN AL...NRN/CENTRAL GA AND FAR WRN NCCONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLEVALID 281639Z - 281745ZTHUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE NEXT HOU…

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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 530NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK135 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 2009THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED ASEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA WESTERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA…

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Friday, June 26, 2009

Medical Aspects of Lightning Safety

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL554 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2009...MEDICAL ASPECTS OF LIGHTNING...IN THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR, LIGHTNING KILLS AN AVERAGE OF 73PEOPLE AND INJURES MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE. INJURIES CAN BE TRAGICAND EVEN MORE DEVASTATING …

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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Safe Shelters and Indoor Safety from Lightning

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL800 AM CDT THU JUN 25 2009...LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK CONTINUES......SAFE SHELTERS AND INDOOR SAFETY...A HOUSE OR OTHER SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING OFFERS THE BEST PROTECTIONFROM LIGHTNING. IN ASSESSING THE SAFETY…

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Lightning Safety Outdoors

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL800 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2009...LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK CONTINUES......LIGHTNING SAFETY OUTDOORS...MOST LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES IN THE UNITED STATES OCCUR DURINGTHE SUMMER MONTHS AND DURING THE AFTERNOO…

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

50,000 Degrees

...THE SCIENCE OF LIGHTNING...THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. LIGHTNINGKILLS--PLAY IT SAFE!ALL THUNDERSTORMS CONTAIN THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. AS LIGHTNINGPASSES THROUGH THE AIR, IT RAPIDLY HEATS THE AIR TO 50,000 DEGREESFAHRENHEIT, MUCH HOTTER THAN THE SURFA…

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Monday, June 22, 2009

National Lightning Safety Awareness Week

AWESOME link to lightning safety info on the NSSTC Weather BlogPUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL456 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2009...AN INTRODUCTION TO LIGHTNING SAFETY...THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. LIGHTNINGKILLS--PLAY IT SAFE…

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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Lows are not low...

RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL153 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009..RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HUNTSVILLE ON SATURDAY...THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE ON SATURDAY AT THE HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS JUST 74 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMP…

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Sunday, June 21, 2009

National Lightning Safety Week Begins

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL750 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009...LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK BEGINS TODAY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DECLARED THE WEEK OF JUNE 21STTHROUGH JUNE 27TH LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK.THIS WEEK...THE NATIONAL…

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