Avoid a lightning strike by taking precautions before the storm reaches you. Most strikes hit people from one mile up to as many as seven miles in front of clouds and rain. Remember, five seconds between the flash and the thunder means the storm is only one mile away. Leave metal objects behind and move out of open spaces, away from shorelines, and into uniform cover, such as trees that are all approximately the same height.

 

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