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Lightning often strikes more than three miles from the center of the storm.
Facts about lightning
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Lightning doesn’t just hit tall objects. It can strike anything, anywhere.
Being indoors doesn’t mean you’re safe. When inside, avoid anything that conducts electricity.
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Because lightning strikes can cause serious damage.
Lightning Storm
Stay safe during a
If you’re stranded
your home
Install surge protectors.
If a storm is approaching, unplug electronic equipment.
Consider hiring a UL-listed specialist to install a
lightning protection system.
Help protect
If you’re indoors
Avoid all plumbing,
including faucets, sinks and bathtubs.
Stay off corded phones, computers
and other electronics that put you in direct
contact with electricity.
Don’t lie on concrete
floors or lean against
concrete walls.
Source: Insurance Information Institute
outdoors Immediately leave elevated areas, such as hills, mountain
ridges or peaks.
Stay away from all bodies of water.
Never lie on flat ground or take shelter beneath an isolated tree.
Take cover in your car, but avoid touching items such as the door, foot pedals and
steering wheel.
Avoid objects that conduct electricity, such as metal fences and
power lines.
Stay away from windows
and doors.