Lightning Safety Awareness Week
June 22-28, 2008

The Nation will celebrate its seventh annual National Lightning Safety Awareness Week, June 22-28, 2008. NWS staff thank all of the people who are helping to make this year's lightning safety campaign a reality. Lightning Safety Week is held the last full week of June each year.

Please visit the multimedia page to see some of the highlights of last year's campaign, including public service announcements with PGA Tour golfer Rocco Mediate and Vijay Singh, and Soccer Star Siri Mullinix and video clips with some of the other lightning experts who took part in the press conference.

Lightning Awareness Week Schedule

Day	Topic	Factsheet	Text of Video	Video
Monday	Lightning Overview	Lightning & Lightning Safety- An Introduction	Text Equivalent
Tuesday	The Science of Lightning	Why do some clouds produce lightning and others don't?	Text Equivalent
Wednesday	Lightning Safety Outdoors	Lightning Safety Outdoors	Text Equivalent
Thursday	Lightning Safety Indoors	Safe Shelters & Indoor Safety	Text Equivalent
Friday	Medical Aspects	The Medical Aspects of Lightning	Text Equivalent