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Notable 2008 Statistic for NY, NJ and CT
| Total Number of Tornado Fatalities (1950-2007) |
26 |
| Total Number of Lightning Fatalities (1959-2007) |
218 |
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The Nation will celebrate its seventh annual National Lightning
Safety Awareness Week, June 22-28, 2008. NWS staff thank
all of the people who are helping to make this year's lightning
safety campaign a reality. Lightning Safety Week is held the last full
week of June each year.
Please visit the multimedia
page to see some of the highlights of last year's campaign, including
public
service announcements with PGA Tour golfer Rocco Mediate and Vijay
Singh, and Soccer Star Siri Mullinix and video clips with some of the
other lightning experts who took part in the press conference.
 To
play videos, click on Real
Player icon and get
free download.
2008 Severe Weather Awareness Week: April 27 - May 3
Communications Drills
Test Issuances: The National
Weather Service will issue TEST Warnings on:
Tuesday, April 29 @ 11:30 am - A TEST Severe Thunderstorm
Warning will be issued as a Special Weather Statement for mass dissemination
and as a Required Weekly Test (RWT) for the Emergency Alert System (EAS)
and for NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio.
Thursday, May 1 @ 1:15 pm - A TEST Tornado Warning
will be issued as a Special Weather Statement for mass dissemination
and as a Required Monthly Test (RMT) for the Emergency Alert System
(EAS) and for NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio.
Response to Test Issuances: Broadcast Media , Emergency Managers, and School Administrators should respond to these TEST messages by accessing the following web page using the secure password that you were given. This web page is hosted by the NY State Emergency Management Office:
http://dev.nysemo.state.ny.us/nws/index.htm
To go to the National Severe Weather Awareness page...click here.
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