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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 
0500 AM PDT THU JUN 26 2014 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DECLARED THE WEEK OF JUNE 22ND 
THROUGH 28TH, LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. THIS IS THE FOURTH IN 
A SERIES OF FIVE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS TO BE ISSUED BY THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HANFORD, CA CONTAINING INFORMATION ON 
ON LIGHTNING AND LIGHTNING SAFETY. 
THURSDAY - LIGHTNING SAFETY AT WORK 
FOR THOSE WHO WORK OUTSIDE DURING THE SUMMER, LIGHTNING IS A 
POTENTIALLY DEADLY THREAT. WHILE SUMMER IS A GOOD TIME TO COMPLETE 
OUTSIDE WORK, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO WORK IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. ANY 
TIME A THUNDERSTORM IS IN THE AREA, NO PLACE OUTSIDE IS SAFE. BETWEEN 
2006 AND 2013, 38 PEOPLE WERE STRUCK AND KILLED BY LIGHTNING IN THE 
UNITED STATES WHILE AT WORK. ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE KILLED WERE 
FARMERS, RANCHERS, ROOFERS, LAWN CARE WORKERS, OR CONSTRUCTION 
WORKERS. MANY OF THOSE KILLED WERE SEEKING SHELTER AT THE TIME OF THE 
DEADLY STRIKE, BUT JUST HADN'T STARTED SOON ENOUGH. 
MANY WORK ACTIVITIES REQUIRE EXTRA TIME TO SHUT DOWN. IN THESE CASES, 
IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS SO THAT THE WORK 
ACTIVITIES CAN END AND WORKERS CAN GET TO A SAFE PLACE BEFORE THE 
LIGHTNING THREAT ARRIVES. SIMILAR TO ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, WORKERS 
NEED TO STOP WHAT THEY ARE DOING IMMEDIATELY AND GET TO A SAFE PLACE 
IF THEY HEAR THUNDER. WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS! 
LIGHTNING QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT DO I DO IF SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY 
LIGHTNING? 
LIGHTNING VICTIMS DO NOT CARRY AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE, ARE SAFE TO 
TOUCH, AND MAY NEED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. CARDIAC ARREST IS 
THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF DEATH FOR THOSE WHO DIE. SOME DEATHS CAN BE 
PREVENTED WITH PROPER FIRST AID. CALL 911 AND THEN GIVE FIRST AID. 
CPR AND USE OF AN AED (AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFRIBRILLATOR) MAY BE 
NEEDED. 
HERE'S A LIST OF TOPICS WE'LL COVER LATER THIS WEEK:
TUESDAY - LIGHTNING'S MOST DEADLY ACTIVITIES
WEDNESDAY - LIGHTNING SAFETY AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES
THURSDAY - LIGHTNING SAFETY AT WORK
FRIDAY - LIGHTNING SAFETY AROUND THE HOME
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LIGHTNING OR LIGHTNING SAFETY, VISIT 
NOAA'S LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEB SITE AT: 
HTTP://WWW.LIGHTNINGSAFETY.NOAA.GOV 
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NWS HANFORD CA 
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