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Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
830 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013

...TORNADO AND SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IS APRIL 15-19...
...TODAY/S TOPIC...PART 9...USA SEVERE-WEATHER FATALITY STATISTICS...
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SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING LIGHTNING...TORNADOES...FLOODING...
HURRICANES...EXTREME HEAT OR COLD...AS WELL AS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER...CAN BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND A COSTLY HAZARD TO ANY
COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY...BUSINESS...OR SCHOOL HAVE A PLAN
TO STAY ON TOP OF CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE YOU KNOW
WHAT THE WEATHER FORECAST CALLS FOR AND WHAT HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE.

ONE OF THE EASIEST WAYS TO OBTAIN A WEATHER FORECAST IS BY LISTENING
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...WHICH BROADCASTS ON A 24-HOUR
BASIS. YOU CAN PURCHASE A SPECIAL RADIO RECEIVER THAT PICKS UP THE
NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO SIGNAL AT MOST ELECTRONICS STORES.

PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT THAT CONTAINS ITEMS SUCH AS FIRST AID
SUPPLIES...FOOD AND FRESH WATER...BLANKETS...EXTRA CLOTHING...EXTREME
MEDICINE...A FLASH LIGHT AND BATTERIES...AND OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS.
THOSE ITEMS WILL COME IN HANDY SHOULD A DISASTER STRIKE YOUR AREA.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE SEVERE-WEATHER FATALITIES IN THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE 25-YEAR PERIOD OF 1988-2012.

/DIRECTLY-RELATED DEATHS...WHEN EVENT WAS PRIMARY CAUSE OF DEATH/

YEAR  LGHT  TOR  FLD  WIND  HUR  HEAT  COLD  WINTER  DAMAGE COST
1988    68   32   31     -    9    41    17     55        6.2 B
1989    67   50   85     -   38     6   121     63       13.8 B
1990    74   53  142    71    0    32    13     48        6.0 B
1991    73   39   61    64   19    36    13     45        6.2 B
1992    41   39   62    28   27     8    14     59       38.4 B
1993    43   33  103    63    2    20    18     66       28.4 B
1994    69   69   91    29    9    29    52     29        4.4 B
1995    85   30   80    84   17  1021    22     17       11.4 B
1996    53   26  131    54   37    36    62     86        8.0 B
1997    42   67  118    75    1    81    51     90       10.8 B
1998    44  130  136    65    9   173    11     68       16.1 B
1999    46   94   68    62   19   502     7     41       12.3 B
2000    51   41   38    51    0   158    26     41        9.0 B
2001    44   40   48    31   24   166     4     18       11.8 B
2002    51   55   49    45   53   167    11     17        5.7 B
2003    43   54   86    43   14    36    20     37       11.4 B
2004    32   35   82    42   34     6    27     40       26.8 B
2005    38   38   43    23  1016  158    24     45      100.8 B
2006    47   66   76    40    0   253     2     28       11.7 B
2007    45   81   87    34    1   105    47     35       12.3 B
2008    27  126   80    70   12    71    44     47       30.3 B
2009    34   21   59    45    2    45    33     34        7.5 B
2010    29   45  104    24    0   138    34     42        9.9 B
2011    26  553  113    76    9   206    29     17       23.9 B
2012    27   70   28   101    4    58     8     26         MM
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25-YEAR AVERAGE
        48   75   80    53   54   142    28     39       18.0 B

THE DAMAGE COST AVERAGE IS ONLY FOR THE YEARS 1988-2011

KEY...
LGHT   - LIGHTNING
TOR    - TORNADO
FLD    - FLOODS...FLASH FLOODS
WIND   - THUNDERSTORM STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
         WIDESPREAD NON-THUNDERSTORM HIGH WINDS
         STRONG WIND OVER LAND
         MARINE STRONG WIND
         MARINE HIGH WIND
HUR    - HURRICANE...TROPICAL STORM...TROPICAL DEPRESSION
HEAT   - EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY
COLD   - COLD TEMPERATURES OR WIND CHILLS
WINTER - WINTER STORMS/BLIZZARDS/ICE/AVALANCHES
DAMAGE COSTS...FOR ALL WEATHER-RELATED HAZARDS...INCLUDING HAIL


FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEB-SITE AT:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX/              /ALL LOWER CASE/

OR THE WEB-SITE FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AT:
HTTP://WWW.REDCROSS.ORG/                 /ALL LOWER CASE/

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