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- Unplug electronic equipment before the storm arrives.
- Avoid contact with corded phones and devices, including those plugged in for recharging.
- Unplug appliances and other electric items such as computers, and turn off air conditioners. Power surges from lightning can cause serious damage.
- Avoid contact with plumbing and bathroom fixtures. They can conduct electricity.
- Stay away from windows and doors, and stay off porches.
- Do not lie on concrete floors and do not lean against concrete walls.
- Avoid natural lightning rods, such as a tall, isolated tree in an open area.
- Avoid hilltops, open fields, the beach, or a boat on the water.
- Avoid contact with anything metal — tractors, farm equipment, motorcycles, golf carts, golf clubs, and bicycles.
