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what are the precautions taken during thunder storm ​


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Answered by Beywarrior2004
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Safety precautions outdoors

If the weather forecast calls for thunderstorms, postpone your trip or activity.

Remember: When thunder roars, go indoors. Find a safe, enclosed shelter.

The main lightning safety guide is the 30-30 rule. After you see lightning, start counting to 30. If you hear thunder before you reach 30, go indoors. Suspend activities for at least 30 minutes after the last clap of thunder.

If no shelter is available, crouch low, with as little of your body touching the ground as possible. Lightning causes electric currents along the top of the ground that can be deadly over 100 feet away.

Stay away from concrete floors or walls. Lightning can travel through any metal wires or bars in concrete walls or flooring.

Although you should move into a non-concrete structure if possible, being indoors does not automatically protect you from lightning. In fact, about one-third of lightning-strike injuries occur indoors.

Safety precautions indoors

Avoid water during a thunderstorm. Lightning can travel through plumbing.

Avoid electronic equipment of all types. Lightning can travel through electrical systems and radio and television reception systems.

Avoid corded phones. However, cordless or cellular phones are safe to use during a storm.

Avoid concrete floors and walls.

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Answered by sushmadhkl
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Answer:

The precautions that should be taken during thunderstorms are:

Precautions if you're indoors

1. ​Do not use wired phones, plugged-in appliances, or any other electronic devices since they can conduct the electricity of lightning and make you catch the electric shock.

2. Avoid contact with water because lightning could conduct electric charges through the water.

3. Do not touch any kind of metal when you are inside the house or a building.

4. Stay away from windows and doors.

5. Do not hesitate to postpone the trip if the weather forecast calls for thunderstorms.

Precaution if you're outdoors

1. If you are walking on the road, immediately kneel down on the ground closing your ears and head downward.

2. Never hide under the trees since lightenings are likely to affect trees more.

3. If you are nearby your car, get inside it and close all the windows and doors of the car without touching any side of it.

4. Hide inside any building nearby if you are able to find it quickly.

5. Stay away from any concrete walls.

Thus, by following those safety measures, one can be safe from thunderstorms.

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