1.   At this time of year, many National Weather Service offices sponsor severe-weather-awareness weeks to prepare for the heart of thunderstorm season.

2.   During summer, which is thunderstorm season for most of the country, cool Pacific waters and high-level warm air stabilize the atmosphere, inhibiting West Coast thunder.

3.   Hold your ground, it is thunderstorm season and that means questions in my mailbox on lightning and safety.

4.   If the summer thunderstorm season has you thinking of surge protectors for your computer, you may want to pick up the July copy of HomePC magazine.

5.   Late autumn traditionally marks the start of thunderstorm season near the shores of the Pacific Northwest.

6.   Many National Weather Service offices are currently sponsoring severe weather awareness weeks to prepare for arrival of thunderstorm season.

7.   Such warnings are common in the summer thunderstorm season in the Southwest, since modest amounts of rain can cause desert flooding.

8.   The exploration is under way as the thunderstorm season starts to rumble across the American heartland.

9.   Summer, thunderstorm season, is also the peak season for lightning, the National Weather Service reports.