Category Archives: lightning safety

Hazardous Weather Fatality Statistics for 2017

Posted on January 3, 2019 by iAlert.com

2017 was another deadly year across the U.S. from weather related hazards with 477 people losing their lives from flooding, lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes, heat, winter weather, wind, and rips currents. Although this is slightly better than the 10-year 505 average it is more … Read More…

Tags: Flood Safety, high wind, How Weather Survival Tips, Hurricane Pareparedness, lightning safety, Rip Current Safety, severe weather, severe weather alerts, severe weather warnings, tornado safety, weather, Winter Storm Preparedness Guide

Posted in: Weather Articles, Weather Statistics

Lightning Safety

Posted on March 4, 2015 by iAlert.com

Caught outside in a storm, inside during a thunderstorm, or in a car there are steps you can take to protect yourself from the dangers of lightning Outside in a lightning storm There is no safe place outside with lightning, however these actions … Read More…

Tags: emergency preparedness, lightning, lightning safety, preparedness, severe thunderstorm, Severe Thunderstorm Warning, severe weather, thunderstorms

Posted in: Weather Articles

Lightning Myths

Posted on March 3, 2015 by iAlert.com

In this article, we separate the myths from the facts – and answer some of the frequently asked questions about lightning. Is it true that lightning never strikes the same place twice? No, lightning strikes many of the tall buildings in the world … Read More…

Tags: emergency preparedness, Facts, lightning, lightning safety, lightning strike, lightning strikes, prepardness, severe weather week, thunderstorm

Posted in: Weather Articles

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