Spring will Arrive
Posted by ns62590 on March 28, 2008
After reaching 100 inches of snow for the winter season, and remaining cold for the first week of spring, we might actually see something resembling spring this weekend and even into the week ahead. Saturday’s weather looks beautiful with sunny skies and temperatures in the lower 40s. We will see off and on rain showers and even the chance of some thunderstorms into next week and temperatures will be near 60 next week. We will go into that a little later as we get closer. However, we do need to get through a very cold night tonight with lows near 20 tonight. Stay warm!
Our severe weather awareness tip this week deals with lightning. Lightning does not define a “severe weather event” but it is a component of every thunderstorm. An average of over 450,000 lightning strikes occur in Ohio each year (based on ‘96-’05 averages). Many people don’t think they can’t be struck by lightning when there is no rain. Actually, as long as you can hear thunder, you can be struck by lightning, even if there is no rain falling. The best advice is when you hear thunder….SEEK SHELTER! Avoid being the tallest object in an area and never take refuge under a tree. Over 400 people die due to lightning injuries each year in the U.S. alone. Stay safe this storm season Youngstown!!
