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Your chances of being struck by lightning are estimated to be 1 in 600,000, but can be reduced by taking safety precautions.

Every year, the Department of Environmental Protection reports approximately 600 water main breaks.

Each year, Americans endure about 12,000 thunderstorms.

In 1991, foot-deep water from record rainfall stopped traffic on the JFK Expressway for two hours.