Fact: Lightning often strikes more than three miles from the thunderstorm, far outside the rain or even the thunderstorm cloud.Myth #4 – If you don't see rain or clouds, you're safe.Being underneath a tree is the second leading cause of lightning casualties. If lightning does hit the tree, there’s the chance that a “ground charge” will spread out from the tree in all directions. Fact: Sheltering under a tree is just about the worst thing you can do.Myth #3 – If you're stuck in a thunderstorm, being under a tree is better than no shelter at all.Lightning may hit the ground instead of a tree, cars instead of nearby telephone poles, and parking lots instead of buildings. Fact: Lightning is indiscriminate and it can find you anywhere.Myth #2 – Lightning only strikes the tallest objects.
The Empire State Building was once used as a lightning laboratory because it is hit nearly 25 times per year, and has been known to have been hit up to a dozen times during a single storm. Fact: Lightning often strikes the same place repeatedly, especially if it’s a tall, pointy, isolated object.Myth #1 – Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.But as one of these options may not be available to you, your safety and wellbeing may depend on knowing the difference between these lightning myths and the facts. Property damage from lightning is covered by standard homeowners insurance for your home, and the comprehensive portion of an auto policy for your car-but bodily harm from lightning isn't easily remedied.ĭuring a thunderstorm, it's best to take shelter in a house, other structure or a hard-topped, fully enclosed vehicle. At any given time on our planet Earth, there are 1,800 thunderstorms in progress-and with them comes lightning.
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