This is a busy time of year for Extension programs and many of those programs may be held outdoors. It is a good time to review your event’s preparedness plans. If conditions threaten, you’ll want to have a plan in place so you can get everyone to safety before there lightning and severe weather strikes. For more information, visit http://lightningsafetycouncil.org/LSC-LSAW.html
When planning your outdoor events, reach out to your local emergency manager and National Weather Service Forecast Office for resources and assistance with emergency and preparedness planning.
• NEMA’s Interactive Website to help locate your local emergency manager - https://nema.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=86a2526c4bbd4e60acfa83bf9bb37ba8
• National Weather Service Forecast Offices - https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/wfos
• National Weather Service Lightning Resources – Spanish - https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-espanol
• National Weather Service Lightning Resources – English - https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning
June is National Pet Preparedness Month, National Lightning Awareness Week, and Summer Extreme Heat Awareness Month. Learn more and find resources at https://ready.gov
Soni Cochran, scochran2@unl.edu