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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1032 AM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008
...NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY PREPAREDNESS WEEK - PART 5 -
LIGHTNING FORECASTS...
WHEN THERE IS A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS AT ANY POINT IN THE NEXT SEVEN
DAYS...THAT RISK WILL BE MENTIONED IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
/HWOBOX/ THAT CAN BE SEEN ON OUR WEBSITE... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON .
CLICK ON THE HAZARDOUS OUTLOOKS LINK FROM WITHIN THE CURRENT HAZARDS
SECTION ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE HOME PAGE.
IF YOU ARE HEADED TO THE BEACH...REMEMBER TO CHECK OUT THE NEW SURF
ZONE FORECAST. IN ADDITION TO GIVING YOU INFORMATION ABOUT RIP
CURRENT THREATS AND THE ULTRAVIOLET INDEX...THERE ALSO IS A BRIEF
SUMMARY OF THE LIGHTNING THREAT FOR THE DAY. AGAIN...GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON AND NEAR THE TOP OF THE HOME PAGE YOU WILL
FIND A LINK FOR THE SURF ZONE FORECAST.
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA ISSUES CONVECTIVE
OUTLOOKS FOR THE WHOLE NATION. THEY CLASSIFY RISK AREAS FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS IN THREE CATEGORIES... SLIGHT..MODERATE..OR HIGH RISK.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND
SOMETIMES TORNADOES. OF COURSE...LIGHTNING IS PRESENT IN ANY
THUNDERSTORM...THAT IS WHAT CAUSES THE THUNDER. SO THE STORM
PREDICTION CENTER ALSO PROVIDES A GENERAL THUNDERSTORM AREA OUTLOOK.
ALL OF THESE OUTLOOKS CAN BE VIEWED BY GOING TO THE SEVERE WEATHER
LINK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE...
WWW.NOAA.GOV/BOSTON .
REMEMBER TO HEED THESE SIMPLE RULES...
WHEN THUNDER ROARS...GO INDOORS.
IF YOU CAN HEAR IT...FEAR IT.
FIELD
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