We're in peak summer now, which means most of the U.S. is vulnerable to the following summertime weather threats:
- Tornadoes: Up to 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries per year
- Flash Floods: Number ONE weather killer - 146 deaths annually
- Lightning: Kills 75-100 people each year
- Damaging Straight-line Winds: Can reach 140 mph
- Severe Hail: Can reach the size of a grapefruit - causes several hundred million dollars in damage annually to property and crops
(Source: NOAA)
Depending on where you live, some threats are more common than others. For example, Florida is known as the Lightning Capital of the World. And Kansas and Oklahoma have more Tornadoes per square-mile than any other region in the world.
This week's update includes some unfortunate news from Colorado and Virginia, although this is just a sampling of what has been going on around the country, and will continue throughout the summer months. As we move into late summer and early fall, new threats will emerge including Tropical Storms and Hurricanes.
So stay tuned to the seasons, and know what the main weather threats are for your region of the country. Its the essential first step in your weather preparedness plan.
Best Regards,
Rory Groves
Founder & CEO
SWIFT Weather
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In The News
Aurora, Colorado Tornado Rated As EF-1
National Weather Service Meteorologist Assess Damage Denver ABC-7 Affiliate, Photo by Brittany McKown
Meteorologists with the National Weather Service said Monday that the tornado that dropped in southeast Aurora Sunday afternoon rated an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita scale.
Based on a damage assessment conducted Sunday and Monday, the tornado had estimated wind speeds of around 100 mph, said Bob Glancy with the National Weather Service.
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Boy, 12, Killed by Lightning on Baseball Field
Boy, 12, Killed by Lightning on Baseball Field
By FOX News
A 12-year-old Virginia boy is dead after he and his friend were struck by lightning while playing catch on a baseball field Wednesday night.
The Little League umpire called the game around 6:30 p.m. and ordered everyone off the field in Fredericksburg, Va., because of dark clouds, rain, hail and lightning.
But, Chelal Gross-Matos and his unidentified 11-year-old friend lingered on the field playing catch, the station reported.
"Their parents were close by. Their children were being supervised by their parents and they were just kind of playing catch with one another when they were struck," said First Sergeant Liz Scott, a spokeswoman with the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Department.
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