The National Lightning Safety Council was established to promote lightning safety education and awareness. The Council recognizes National Lightning Safety Awareness Week as a unique opportunity to provide the public with safety information about lightning. We encourage you to visit NOAA's comprehensive lightning safety web site to learn more about lightning and lightning safety.
NO PLACE OUTSIDE IS SAFE when thunderstorms are in the area.
WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS!
National Lightning Safety Awareness week was started in 2001 to call attention to this underrated killer. Since then, U.S. lightning fatalities have dropped from about 50 per year to about 30. This reduction in fatalities is largely due to greater awareness of the lightning danger, and people seeking safety when thunderstorms threaten. During National Lightning Safety Awareness Week, we encourage you to learn more about lightning and lightning safety.
Listings Of Fatalities By Year
2006 - 48 fatalities
2007 - 46 fatalities
2008 - 29 fatalities
2009 - 35 fatalities
2010 - 29 fatalities
2011 - 26 fatalities
2012 - 28 fatalities
2013 - 23 fatalities
2014 - 26 fatalities
2015 - 28 fatalities
2016 - 40 fatalities
2017 - 16 fatalities
2018 - Ongoing
The mission of the National Lightning Safety Council is to promote lightning safety through education and awareness. The council consists of lightning safety professionals working to save lives, prevent injuries, and protect property from lightning. Lightning can strike 10 miles from the rain area in a thunderstorm. If you hear thunder, you need to get to a safe place immediately. We want to keep you safe!
WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS!
For more info visit: http://www.lightningsafetycouncil.org/LSC-About.html