US EditionRutherford County School Officials Hopeful for Lightning Detection System
- The annual lightning report for 2025 was released by Vaisala Xweather, showing lightning activity across the United States.
- This report follows ongoing data collected by the National Weather Service and Vaisala, detailing lightning strikes and related fatalities nationwide.
- The report highlights that lightning strikes occur about 25 million times yearly, killing an average of 47 people, with Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Louisiana as leading states.
- Officials advise avoiding outdoor exposure when thunder is heard and recommend specific safety measures indoors and outdoors to reduce lightning risk.
- These findings emphasize continued risk from lightning and suggest that awareness and safety protocols remain essential to prevent injuries and deaths.
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Rutherford County school officials hopeful for lightning detection system
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — John Jensenius with the National Lightning Safety Council said bolts in the sky are nothing to mess around with. “I've documented lightning deaths since 2006 and there have been over 500 lightning deaths since then,” Jensenius said. He added that detection is key — especially when kids are playing outdoors or a busy game steals the focus. READ MORE | Latest headlines from Murfreesboro and Rutherford County “F…
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In France, accidents remain rare but are often due to a lack of foresight, or even vigilance, in the face of the arrival of a storm.
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vosgesmatin.frMétéo-France's alert continues to spread this Tuesday for violent thunderstorms that are expected to break out in the afternoon and evening in the southern half of the country.
The electric activity will be intense. Météo-France has extended the orange vigilance from five to nine departments.
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