Ellen and Christina Bryan Lightning Safety PSA

Miss Ohio, Ellen Bryan, is competing in this weekend's Miss America pageant with a family lightning safety story not to be missed. Her sister Christina's life changed in 2000 when she survived a lightning strike that left her with extensive and permanent injuries. Ellen's love for her sister led to a compassionate lightning safety campaign. In 2009, Ellen and Christina joined the National Weather Service's lightning safety campaign. And this week, Ellen will take that lightning safety message to one of the biggest stages in pageantry. Ellen and the NWS are making progress in improving lightning safety.

In 2011, the nation experienced a record low number of lightning fatalities — with a total of 26 — but our work is not over. Please support us and Ellen in becoming a Weather-Ready Nation and making deaths and injuries from lightning a thing of the past.

Видео Ellen and Christina Bryan Lightning Safety PSA канала National Weather Service (NWS)