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Office of
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Office of
Multi-Agency Coordination Center
7530 Little Road
New Port Richey , FL 34654
Office 727-847-8137
Fax 727-847-8004
Resident Information Center
727-847-8959
Email
oem@pascocountyfl.net
For Additional Information Call
New Port Richey.....727-847-8137
Land O'Lakes..........813-996-7341
Dade City..............352-521-5137
TDD.....................727-847-8949 or call
Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955-8771
7530 Little Road
New Port Richey , FL 34654
Office 727-847-8137
Fax 727-847-8004
Resident Information Center
727-847-8959
oem@pascocountyfl.net
For Additional Information Call
New Port Richey.....727-847-8137
Land O'Lakes..........813-996-7341
Dade City..............352-521-5137
TDD.....................727-847-8949 or call
Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955-8771
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Of the estimated 100,000 thunderstorms that occur each year in the United States,
only 10 percent are classified as severe.
Despite their small size; all thunderstorms are dangerous. Every thunderstorm
produces lightning, which kills more people each year than tornadoes. Heavy rain
can lead to flooding. Strong winds and tornadoes are also dangers associated
with some severe thunderstorms. Along the Gulf Coast, most thunderstorms occur
during the afternoon.
Straight line winds are responsible for most thunderstorm wind damage. A small
area of rapidly descending air beneath a thunderstorm can cause damaging winds
in excess of 100 mph. The strong winds usually approach from one direction and
may be known as "straight line" winds. One type of straight line wind, the
downburst, can cause as much damage as a strong tornado.
Lightning causes an average of 93 deaths and 300 injuries annually and causes
several hundred million dollars in damage. Florida leads the nation in the number
of death and injuries associated with lightning. The average lightning flash could
light a 100-watt light bulb for more than 3 months. Most lightning occurs within the
cloud or between the cloud and ground. The air in a lightning bolt is 50,000'F - five
times hotter than the surface of the sun! The rapid heating of air in the lightning
channel causes a shock wave that results in thunder.
Which way does lightning travel? A cloud to ground lightning strike begins as an
invisible channel of electrically charged air moving from the cloud toward the
ground. When a channel nears an object on the ground, a powerful surge of
electricity from the ground moves upward to the cloud and produces the visible
lightning strike.
only 10 percent are classified as severe.
Despite their small size; all thunderstorms are dangerous. Every thunderstorm
produces lightning, which kills more people each year than tornadoes. Heavy rain
can lead to flooding. Strong winds and tornadoes are also dangers associated
with some severe thunderstorms. Along the Gulf Coast, most thunderstorms occur
during the afternoon.
Straight line winds are responsible for most thunderstorm wind damage. A small
area of rapidly descending air beneath a thunderstorm can cause damaging winds
in excess of 100 mph. The strong winds usually approach from one direction and
may be known as "straight line" winds. One type of straight line wind, the
downburst, can cause as much damage as a strong tornado.
Lightning causes an average of 93 deaths and 300 injuries annually and causes
several hundred million dollars in damage. Florida leads the nation in the number
of death and injuries associated with lightning. The average lightning flash could
light a 100-watt light bulb for more than 3 months. Most lightning occurs within the
cloud or between the cloud and ground. The air in a lightning bolt is 50,000'F - five
times hotter than the surface of the sun! The rapid heating of air in the lightning
channel causes a shock wave that results in thunder.
Which way does lightning travel? A cloud to ground lightning strike begins as an
invisible channel of electrically charged air moving from the cloud toward the
ground. When a channel nears an object on the ground, a powerful surge of
electricity from the ground moves upward to the cloud and produces the visible
lightning strike.
Thunderstorms
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