How to Avoid Being Hit by Lightning

• 1). KInow what shelter is available when you plan outdoor activity, and where to go if you hear thunder. Do a little research about where you are going on summer afternoons and evenings and know where there is an enclosed, house, school or large building, if possible.
  
  
• 2). Get into a hardtop car, bus or truck, if there is no structural shelter. Avoid parking near a tree, or driving along a tree-lined road.
  
  
• 3). Once inside, keep away from phones (except cell phones), computers and video games. Hard-wired phones are the leading cause of indoor lightning injuries.
  
  
• 4). Wait 30 minutes after the last crack of thunder or flash of lightning before resuming activities or driving home.