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NWS Outdoor Safety Check List

You are not safe anywhere outside.

Run to a safe building or vehicle when you first hear thunder, see lightning or observe dark threatening clouds developing overhead. 

Stay inside until 30 minutes after you hear the last clap of thunder. 

Do not shelter under trees.

Plan Ahead!

• Lightning can and does strike the same place more than once.
  
• Lightning can strike approximately 8-10 miles ahead or behind a storm.
  
• Do not use corded appliances or phone during storm.

If no shelter available, these actions may slightly reduce your risk of being struck by lightning:

• Avoid open fields, the top of a hill or a ridge top.
  
• Stay away from tall, isolated trees or other tall objects. If you are in a forest, stay near a lower stand of trees.
  
• If you are camping in an open area, set up camp in a valley, ravine or other low area. Remember, a tent offers NO protection from lighting.
  
• Stay away from water, wet items (such as ropes) and metal objects (such as fences and poles). Water and metal are excellent conductors of electricity. The current from a lightning flash will easily travel for long distances (See Figure 2 below).

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