March 6, 2013 — FEMA and NOAA have partnered to designate March 3-9, 2013 as National Severe Weather Preparedness Week and are calling upon all Americans to Be a Force of Nature. National Severe Weather Preparedness Week is a nationwide effort to increase awareness of severe weather and to motivate individuals, families, businesses, and communities to take actions that will prepare them in the event of severe weather.
LPI is joining the effort and reminding its members and the public to Be a Force of Nature and better prepare for severe weather threats, including the often underrated threat of lightning.
Lightning protection experts from around the U.S. recently met in Las Vegas for the 81st annual LPI/ULPA Lightning Protection Conference and discussed ways that LPI members can Be a Force of Nature by knowing the lightning risk, taking action, spreading education and serving as an example.
Each year, individuals are killed or seriously injured by lightning, tornadoes and other types of severe weather, despite advance warning. In 2012, there were more than 450 weather-related fatalities and nearly 2,600 injuries. Severe weather knows no boundaries and affects every individual. While lightning is often underrated as a weather hazard, it is a leading storm-related killer. Lightning is also responsible for more than a billion dollars in property damage each year.
Severe Weather Preparedness Week is a good time to remind individuals, families, communities, design professionals and safety engineers about lightning safety and lightning protection measures. Design professionals can find new educational resources about lightning protection for outdoor facilities at www.lightning-risk.org.
More information and ideas on how you can Be a Force of Nature can be found at www.ready.gov/severeweather. Information on the different types of severe weather such as tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flooding is available at www.weather.gov.
or the Spanish-language web site www.listo.gov. Information about lightning safety is available at www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov.
Take action and Be a Force of Nature! And during National Severe Weather Preparedness Week, don’t forget about lightning, the underrated, but commonly experienced weather threat that affects most Americans most of the time.
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