Yesterday, during a fast-moving thunderstorm, a 19-year old man in North Providence, RI, was struck by a lightning bolt. The young man, who was reportedly sitting on the steps of a treehouse when he was struck, was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with burns.
It just so happens that this week (20-26 June) is Lightning Safety Week, with the theme being “ When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors!”
Although summer is the peak season for lightning, it does strike year round. Lightning is a serious danger. Throughout the U.S. so far this year, there have been eight people struck and killed by lightning (including one in Bridgeport, CT, who was struck on 8 May while fishing on a jetty).
For more information on lightning safety and on Lightning Safety Week (including a link to a PSA interview with a teenager struck by lightning), visit:
National Weather Service: Lightning Safety
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