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Washington -- Summer thunderstorms strike widespread targets with sudden fury and awesome power.
At any moment, about 1,800 of the violent disturbances are buffeting the world.
In the United States the West Coast experiences the fewest thunderstorms -• less than 10 a year. At the other extreme, more than 100 annually rage through Florida, making that state the thunderstorm center of the Nation.
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