PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
556 PM AKDT SUN JUL 15 2012

...FIRST THUNDERSTORM IN BARROW SINCE 2004...

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED JUST EAST OF BARROW LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER WERE HEARD AT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BARROW BETWEEN 515PM AND 535PM. THE ALASKA
FIRE SERVICES LIGHTNING DETECTION NETWORK RECORDED FEW STRIKES
JUST SOUTHEAST OF DEASE INLET.

THIS IS THE FIRST THUNDERSTORM AT BARROW SINCE JULY 3RD 2004.

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RT JUL 12