Little knocks, crannys, ducts and other holes in your home equalize pressure differences. This is why most barometers are kept indoors. The pressure is the same inside as outside. Instead leave the windows alone, and use these few precious moments to seek safe shelter in an interior room or closet on the lowest floor of your home or business. The rubber soles of shoes or rubber tires on a car will protect you from being struck by lightning.
Rubber provides NO protection from lightning.
Safety in a car comes from the steel frame of the vehicle. Provided that you are not touching any metal while in the car, lightning will travel along the frame of the car and into the ground, keeping the occupants inside safe. Table of Contents Ozarks Weather Observer Vol. Every effort is made to post the latest weather information Every effort is made to post the latest weather information. However, occasions arise when access may be difficult.