The week of June 14th to 20th, is New York State Lightning Awareness Week.
The goal of this week is to help the public learn more about the dangers of lightning. It is also a time for emergency management, public and private planning officials, and residents to review their own preparedness plans, and understand what to do, and not do, before and after a lightning strike. We are asking emergency management to help us get the word out on the dangers of lightning to help mitigate loss of life and property.
The National Weather Service in Binghamton will be issuing Public Information Statements (PNS) over the NOAA Weather Wire, internet, social media and NOAA Weather Radio each day of Lightning Awareness Week. These statements are designed to provide information for use by the print and broadcast media, but the information is also suitable to be incorporated into flyers and other circulations.
For additional information on Lightning Safety, check out the following web page: