Las Tunas, Cuba.- The thunderstorms in Cuba intensify between the months of June and September. Situation that is directly associated with strong daytime heating and summer weather events in a tropical country.
This is how the specialist Yadira Pérez Calzada explained the current weather conditions on the local radio, from the Provincial Meteorological Center. Although, she also recognized that thunderstorms can occur at any time of the year.
"There is still no single theory that explains the physical phenomenon of electricity in the cloud, but there is a consensus on the conditions to favor it.
"In the province of Las Tunas, a study of the thunderstorms was carried out between 1993 and 2017, taking as reference the data of the meteorological station of this city.
"This study showed that a total of 4,253 thunderstorms occurred during that period in which the lowest episodes took place in the month of January with 31. Besides, those with the highest incidence were September, August and July, in that order, with the occurrence of 777, 749 and 671 thunderstorms, respectively.
"During thunderstorms, it is necessary to take certain precautions into consideration. People should move away from high places. Stay in low areas, not prone to flood or receive water breakdowns. Never run in the middle of these phenomena. Besides, if your clothes are wet, it could be particularly very dangerous.
"It is also important to get rid of all metallic material and deposit it more than 30 meters away. Never take refuge under a tree, a rock or prominent solitary elements. Humidity and verticality increase the intensity of the electric field.
"On the other hand, a forest can be a good refuge, especially if we protect ourselves under trees of lower height. It is also necessary to get away from contact with wet areas, such as swimming pools, rivers, lakes, the sea and other bodies of water.
"If we notice tickling in the body, our hair is bristling or we see a metal object sparkle, we must lie down immediately, the lightning strike is imminent."
Statistics from the Institute of Geophysics and Astronomy, known as IGA by its Spanish acronyms, certify that in Cuba around 65 Cubans die each year due to the impact of electric shocks.
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