Look for burns where lightning entered and exited the body. Report any downed utility wires. Drive only if necessary. Debris and washed-out roads may make driving dangerous. In a severe thunderstorm get inside a sturdy building and stay turned to a battery-operated radio for weather information.
Lightning is a major threat during a thunderstorm.
In the United States, between 75 and 100 American are hit and killed each year by lightning. If you are caught outdoors, avoid natural lightning rods such as tall, isolated trees in an open area or top of a hill and metal objects such as wire fences, golf clubs and metal tools. It is a myth that lightning never strikes twice in the same place. In fact, lightning will strike several times in the same place in the course of one discharge. At any given moment, nearly 1,800 thunderstorms are in progress over the surface of the earth.