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Media Releases and Stories: Lightning Awareness Week
| Storm Fatalities |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
Average
Storm-Related Fatalities
1983-2012
|
Average
Storm-Related Fatalities
2003-2012
|
Flood Fatalities
Tornado Fatalities
Lightning Fatalities
Hurricane Fatalities |
76
67
48
0
|
87
81
45
1 |
82
125
28
12 |
53
126
34
2 |
91
21
29
0 |
113
553
26
9
|
29
70
28
4 |
89
74
52
47
|
76
109
35
109*
|
* Reflects fatalities
|
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Victim/Survivor Contacts
Read how lightning has affected strike victims. To contact survivors please call the National Weather Service’s Office of Public Affairs at 301-713-0622 for further information
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