Lightning safety tips from the National Weather Service

[@rikacloud1102]

Thank you so much. This helped me my cousin has a thunderstorm currently right now. I told her the info, thank you!

[@hawk8076]

Same there’s one where I’m at

[@rikacloud1102]

@@hawk8076 stay safe.

[@hawk8076]

@@rikacloud1102 you too

[@charlessmith263]

Bolt from the blue strikes meant that the NWS had devised a "flash to bang" rule regarding lightning storms. The mantra here is - 1. Never, ever go out within 30 minutes of the last rumble, crackle, or bang of thunder from lightning. The 30 minutes without thunder allows for time for the thunderstorm to clear the area well away from where it was already hit to avoid the risk of those sneaky "bolt from the blue" strikes that can hit you without notice. Wait until the 30-minute mark to resume outdoor activities. 2. If you break rule no. 1, expect to be hit by lightning, electrocuted, or even killed! 3. The main "flash to bang" mentality is to figure out how far the lightning is when you see lightning flash. a. Count the seconds between the first flash and then the audible sound of subsequent thunder. Sound travels about 1,100 feet per second. If the lightning-to-thunder thing has a 1 second difference, the storm is about less than two blocks away - too dangerous to go outside. If it is 15 seconds difference, the lightning is 3 miles away but still you need to take cover because bolt from the blue strikes could still happen. As they say in the NWS, the famous slogan - "When thunder roars - GET INDOORS!"

[@RynaxAlien]

What are least lightning frequency countries?

[@eddsworldfan687]

Iceland is a great one, my father who used to live there said he heard thunder once ever, over 20 years

[@Qwerty-db1js]

@@eddsworldfan687 Wow!!!

[@boogieheads]

when you’re sailing across the pacific there’s really nowhere to go lol

[@abcdef2069]

at 4:36 going indoor? why, there are not much metal inside your house to cover your butt for a faraday cage, lightening will still pass right through your house like it passes through the air. air, cement, wood, they have about the simialar dielectric constants.

[@hummus1874]

If you have a proper grounding system in your house or any other building built to code, this is what keeps the lightning from just going through your roof .

[@machataegems6319]

Thanks for info!

[@evox786]

Best recruiting video the weather service ever made 😉

[@fasty93]

2:36 ok saying not to use radios is kind of weird. Its more important to pay attention to the weather then not use a remote device.

[@eddsworldfan687]

Well, there’s always a chance you could get electrocuted by it if lightning strikes anywhere near it

[@TheCoolerPotato3431]

its been a thunderstorm for 2 days straight (edit) it started last day at 15:32 and its 5 am in the morning and the lightings are HUGE (edit 2) i was sleeping peacefully and a giant lighting hit and i hear really bi big rain and thats why am awoke so early

[@eddsworldfan687]

What country do you live in? That’s a crazy storm!

[@cameronsullivan8179]

I watched Australian Lightning Storm with Subtitles which led me here

[@mariamlovesbangtansonyeondan]

✨Ty for the information =) ✨

[@ericjohnson6259]

Yeah but it does over here tracking a monarch off Carmichael

[@markquiswest6607]

Tornadoes form during a Thunderstorm, along with Hurricanes!

[@ВиториоКлиментов]

Go at home in thunderstorm, unplug tv..

[@squishychonk]

You're telling me I can never watch a thunderstorm ever again? :( they're so pretty

[@eddsworldfan687]

It’s somewhat safe to watch one outside if you are under a veranda roof, if not, it’s a gamble (actually both are probably a gamble, being 100% safe means being indoors

[@aVeryLoudT-128]

So basically don’t go outside lmao

[@houstonconservative1776]

How disgusting. You are going to terrify people

[@edszerothree]

?

[@NTechnology99]

How

[@Joballzzzz]

Agreed

[@hummus1874]

I'm not sure if you're kidding or not. It's just information. If you're terrified ,that's your own choice.

[@mirakulu]

Better not get scared and die because you don't know what to do, right?