News and Announcements
1. Go to a SAFE evacuation sites include:
a. Fully enclosed metal vehicles with windows up.
b. Substantial buildings.
c. The low ground. Seek cover in clumps of bushes.
2. UNSAFE SHELTER AREAS include all outdoor metal objects like flag poles,
fences and gates,
high mast light poles, metal bleachers, golf cars, machinery, etc. AVOID trees.
AVOID water.
AVOID open fields. AVOID the high ground.
3. Lightning's distance from you is easy to calculate: if you hear thunder, it
and the associated
lightning are within auditory range?about 6-8 miles away. The distance from
Strike A to Strike B
also can be 6-8 miles. Ask yourself why you should NOT go to shelter
immediately. Of course,
different distances to shelter will determine different times to suspend
activities. A good lightning
safety motto is: 'If you can see it (lightning) flee it; if you can hear it
(thunder), clear it.'
4. If you feel your hair standing on end, and/or hear 'crackling noises' - you
are in lightning's
electric field. If caught outside during close-in lightning, immediately remove
metal objects
(including baseball cap), place your feet together, duck your head, and crouch
down low in
baseball catcher's stance with hands on knees.
5. Wait a minimum of 30 minutes from the last observed lightning or thunder
before resuming
activities.
6. People who have been struck by lightning do not carry an electrical charge
and are safe to
handle. Apply first aid immediately if you are qualified to do so. Get emergency
help promptly.
Be Safe!!!
a. Fully enclosed metal vehicles with windows up.
b. Substantial buildings.
c. The low ground. Seek cover in clumps of bushes.
2. UNSAFE SHELTER AREAS include all outdoor metal objects like flag poles,
fences and gates,
high mast light poles, metal bleachers, golf cars, machinery, etc. AVOID trees.
AVOID water.
AVOID open fields. AVOID the high ground.
3. Lightning's distance from you is easy to calculate: if you hear thunder, it
and the associated
lightning are within auditory range?about 6-8 miles away. The distance from
Strike A to Strike B
also can be 6-8 miles. Ask yourself why you should NOT go to shelter
immediately. Of course,
different distances to shelter will determine different times to suspend
activities. A good lightning
safety motto is: 'If you can see it (lightning) flee it; if you can hear it
(thunder), clear it.'
4. If you feel your hair standing on end, and/or hear 'crackling noises' - you
are in lightning's
electric field. If caught outside during close-in lightning, immediately remove
metal objects
(including baseball cap), place your feet together, duck your head, and crouch
down low in
baseball catcher's stance with hands on knees.
5. Wait a minimum of 30 minutes from the last observed lightning or thunder
before resuming
activities.
6. People who have been struck by lightning do not carry an electrical charge
and are safe to
handle. Apply first aid immediately if you are qualified to do so. Get emergency
help promptly.
Be Safe!!!
