Lightning Lightning Lightning strokes may involve electrical currents up to 100,000 amps and temperatures over 54,000 F. Lightning kills 100 or more people per year, almost more than any other weather event. Simply because it usually kills people one at a time.
Lightning is one of the most dangerous features of a thunderstorm.
Drop to your knees and bend forward, putting your hands on the ground. Because the electrical charges tend to concentrate in upward projecting objects, standing underneath an isolated tree or telephone pole is NOT safe. Avoid projecting above the surrounding landscape. For example, don't stand on a hilltop. In a forest, seek shelter in a low area under a thick growth of small trees.