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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1105 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...THUNDERSTORMS...

THE FOLLOWING IS A BEACH HAZARDS SAFETY MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN RECOGNITION OF BEACH HAZARDS AWARENESS WEEK...
JUNE 2ND THROUGH THE 8TH 2013.

A PLEASANT DAY AT THE BEACH CAN TURN DEADLY IN A MOMENTS NOTICE.
ALWAYS CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUT ON THE BEACH.
TODAY WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THUNDERSTORMS AND THE HAZARDS THEY POSE
TO BEACH VISITORS.

DURING HOT AND HUMID SUMMER DAYS...VISITORS FLOCK TO THE BEACHES FOR
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. AS THE TEMPERATURE RISES ALONG WITH THE
HUMIDITY...SO DOES THE RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS.

THUNDERSTORMS POSE SEVERAL RISKS TO BEACH VISITORS. LIGHTNING POSES
THE GREATEST RISK BECAUSE IT CAN STRIKE SEVERAL MILES FROM THE
PARENT THUNDERSTORM. THERE HAVE BEEN CASES WHERE PEOPLE ON THE BEACH
HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING FROM WHAT IS KNOWN AS A BOLT OUT OF
THE BLUE. THIS MEANS A THUNDERSTORM MAY NOT BE VISIBLE OR THUNDER
MAY NOT BE HEARD AND A BOLT OF LIGHTNING APPEARS TO COME FROM
NOWHERE. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK OF BEING STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING. WHEN THUNDER ROARS...GO INDOORS.

STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS ALSO POSE A RISK TO BEACH VISITORS.  AN
OUT FLOW OF STRONG WIND CAN RACE OUT AHEAD OF A THUNDERSTORM AND
STRIKE A BEACH WITHOUT WARNING. OBJECTS ON THE BEACH CAN BECOME
MISSILES WHEN TOSSED ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND.

WATERSPOUTS COME IN TWO FORMS...TORNADIC AND COLD AIR. TORNADIC
WATERSPOUTS ARE TORNADOES THAT FORM FROM A PARENT THUNDERSTORM OVER
WATER. TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS CAN MOVE ON LAND AND TRAVEL FOR SEVERAL
MILES DOING DAMAGE ALONG THE PATH. A COLD AIR WATERSPOUT IS FORMED
OVER THE WATER UNDER A RAIN SHOWER AND CAN MOVE ON LAND BUT WILL
DISSIPATE RATHER QUICKLY.

ALWAYS SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM
THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE IN A BOAT...
HEAD FOR PORT AND TAKE PROTECTIVE COVER.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST FORECAST
BEFORE HEADING TO THE SHORES OF LAKE ERIE.

THIS MESSAGE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. BE
SURE TO VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT AREA BEACHES.

$$

LOMBARDY