Weekly Weather News

6.27.06
There is a widespread risk for severe weather today across much of the Great Lakes region and parts of the Northeast.  See what is going on around the nation by checking out the Current Severe Weather map to the left of this section.

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Current Severe Weather

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Watch & Warning Definitions        Tornado Probability by Month         NWS Storm Prediction Center

NWS Year-to-date Tornado stats

Severe Weather Stats
Most active month for tornadoes:
May has an average of 389 tornadoes, followed by June and July.  See chart

Deadly Lightning:
-Lightning is the #2 weather killer in the US, killing more than tornadoes and hurricanes combined (floods are the most deadly)
-Florida leads the US in lightning deaths, injuries and casualties
-Lightning kills about 100 people each year and injures about 1,000.

Floods
-Nearly half of all flash flood fatalities are vehicle-related, -Most flash floods are caused by slow moving thunderstorms, thunderstorms that move repeatedly over the same area or heavy rains from tropical storms and hurricanes -Flash floods can roll boulders, tear out trees, destroy buildings and bridges, and scour out new channels