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Northern Notes

Lightning Safety action is to seek shelter in fully enclosed buildings
or vehicles with solid metal roofs. Additionally,
By Katie Roundtree, unplugging appliances and avoiding electronics during
Director of Finance and storms can mitigate the risk of electrical surges.
Administration, Northern Ultimately, the mantra “when thunder roars, go
Palm Beach County indoors” sums up the essence of lightning safety.
Improvement District Vigilance, coupled with knowledge and preparedness,
Lightning, with its can save lives in the face of nature’s electrifying fury.
unpredictable and lethal NPDES tip: Your neighborhood drainage system is
power, is one of the most not a garbage disposal — please don’t treat it like one.
underrated weather hazards Encourage residents to take responsibility and to not
in the United States. Despite dump chemicals, fertilizer, paint, oil, etc., in inlets or
the common perception that pipes. Discourage sweeping of lawn clippings and dirt
it only poses a threat during into street drains and disposing of lawn clippings and
intense storms, the truth is far more sobering. Lightning can other debris (wood, concrete blocks, trees, etc.) directly
strike individuals even when the center of a thunderstorm is into retention lakes. Keep drainage facilities clear of
miles away, with clear skies overhead. This lack of awareness vegetation, trash, improperly and illegally discarded Tree struck by lightning in preserve next to a house in PGA National.
contributes to the startling statistics surrounding lightning- appliances, shopping carts, tires, cars, garbage bags, etc. Source: Sam Payson, Northern Biologist
related injuries and fatalities.
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Feature Writers: Dawn Levinstein, POA
Gail Coppage, POA
Commissioner Maria Marino
Katie Roundtree
Contributing
Reporter: Don Kiselewski

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