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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
700 AM CST TUE FEB 15 2005


                 ...LIGHTNING AWARENESS DAY...

SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK CONTINUES TODAY WITH A LOOK AT
LIGHTNING SAFETY.

GENERALLY THE SUMMER MONTHS ARE THE DEADLIEST AS FAR AS LIGHTNING
INJURIES ARE CONCERNED. ON THE AVERAGE, 4 PEOPLE WILL BE STRUCK AND
KILLED BY LIGHTNING IN TENNESSEE AND 10 WILL BE INJURED.

HERES ARE A FEW LIGHTNING SAFETY RULES

   - MOVE INSIDE A WELL-CONSTRUCTED HOUSE, A LARGE BUILDING OR AN
     ALL-METAL VEHICLE. STAY AWAY FROM ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND
     DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE.

   - IF YOU ARE IN A BOAT, GET OFF THE WATER AND INTO A SUBSTANTIAL
     BUILDING OR AT LEAST INTO AN ENCLOSED AND ALL-METAL VEHICLE
     WITH THE WINDOWS UP. IF YOU'RE CAUGHT IN AN OPEN METAL BOAT,
     LIE DOWN IN THE BOAT WITH CUSHIONS BETWEEN YOU AND THE METAL
     SIDES AND BOTTOM.

   - IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS, GET DOWN TO AVOID BEING THE
     HIGHEST POINT FOR A LIGHTNING DISCHARGE. IF YOU'RE CAUGHT IN
     A FLAT OPEN FIELD OR IF YOU FEEL YOUR HAIR STANDING ON END,
     CROUCH DOWN AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THAT WAY,
     ONLY YOUR FEET WILL TOUCH THE GROUND.

   - MOVE AWAY FROM MOTORCYCLES, SCOOTERS, GOLF CARTS, BICYCLES,
     TRACTORS AND OTHER METAL FARM EQUIPMENT. AVOID WIRE FENCES,
     CLOTHESLINES, METAL PIPES AND DRAINS, RAILROAD TRACKS AND ANY
     OTHER METALLIC PATHS.

   - AVOID LONE TREES AND THE TALLEST TREES. IF CAUGHT IN THE
     WOODS,  PICK A SMALL GROVE OF TREES AS YOUR SHELTER AND STAND
     AT LEAST 5 FEET FROM THE TRUNK OF THE NEAREST TREE TO AVOID
     FLYING BARK IF THE TREE IS STRUCK.

   - AVOID STANDING IN A SMALL ISOLATED SHED OR OTHER SMALL
     UNGROUNDED STRUCTURE IN OTHER AREAS.

   - IF IN A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN AN OPEN AREA, SPREAD OUT BEFORE YOU
     KNEEL DOWN.


TOMORROW....WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 16, WE WILL EMPHASIZE TORNADO SAFETY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONDUCT A STATEWIDE TORNADO
DRILL ON WEDNESDAY MORNING BETWEEN 09:00 A.M. AND 10:00 A.M. LOCAL
STANDARD TIME.

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JLM/JAO






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