Long hot summer days often end with spectacular electrical storms. Here’s how to safely survive all that lightning.
- Stay indoors during electrical storms if possible.
- Unplug appliances in a lightning storm. This can prevent damage from electrical fluctuations due to lightening.
- You can protect sensitive equipment with surge protectors.
- Stay away from windows.
- If you can't go indoors, get into a car and roll up the windows.
- Stay away from trees and anything metal including boat masts, light poles and bleachers.
- Stay out of lakes, swimming pools and rivers.
- If boating, head for shore.
- Avoid wide open spaces such as parks and sports fields.