Lightning Safety Tips
To prevent death or injury, the Lightning Protection Institute advises the following: -Treat lightning with proper caution. If you are outside and a thunderstorm approaches, immediately seek shelter inside a fully enclosed building. -If a building is not available, take shelter in a car with a metal top and keep doors and windows closed. -Certain locations are extremely hazardous during thunderstorms. Avoid lakes, beaches or open water; fishing from a boat or dock; and riding on golf carts, farm equipment, motorcycles or bicycles. Never seek shelter under a tree! -If caught outdoors, try to minimize your risk by going to a place of lower elevation. -Stay off the telephone. In your home, do not stand near open windows, doorways or metal piping. -Stay away from the TV, plumbing, sinks, tubs, radiators and stoves. -Avoid contact with small electric appliances such as radios, toasters and hairdryers.
