Thunderstorm Safety Awareness Week

In observance of the Thunderstorm Safety Awareness Week kickoff, the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area will have FREE ADMISSION on Monday June 23, 2008.

Thunderstorms can be extremely deadly. In Arizona, lightning strikes, high winds, tornadoes, and flash flooding have caused an average of five deaths, 27 injuries, and $66 million in property damage every year since 1995. Each Summer, Southern Arizonans experience a variety of dangers caused by thunderstorms including:

• Flash Floods
• Power and Communication Outages
• Lightning
• Damaging Winds

The goal of Thunderstorm Safety Awareness Week is to reduce the number of injuries, deaths and property damage caused by thunderstorms by educating Arizonans about thunderstorm dangers, making preparations, and taking precautions to be safe.