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Lightning safety tips
Posted: 02.04.2010 at 5:24 PM
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In Georgia, 22 deaths have been blamed on lightning since 1999
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Lightning strikes nearly 25 million times a year

According to the National Weather Service, lightning strikes nearly 25 million times a year on average, killing more people than tornadoes and hurricanes annually

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