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 July 5th, 2007
　

July is traditionally Utah's thunderstorm season so the National Weather Service is sending out its yearly warning and reminder that lightning remains Utah's number one weather-related killer. Let me start with obvious something we all know: "Don't stand under a tree in a thunderstorm, but what about other warnings we're not quite as familiar with? ... ... Year after year, stories linger. Lightning is seldom forgiving. The advice, as always, from both victims and the National Weather Service is don't play the game thinking the odds are in your favor. (Brandon Smith, an incident meteorologist at the National Weather Service:) "The safest place really is inside. A lot of people believe if you crouch down and get out from under a tree, that's safer than going indoors. If you have the choice to go indoors, that should be your first choice." If a house is not around get in your car. If there is no car, then crouch as low as you can but only as a last choice. Also, Remember the "Anvil Effect" . (Smith:) "That a thunderstorm does not have to be right over you to get hit by lightning." As the storm forms, clouds stretch out like the top of an anvil. Though you're ten miles away watching the big spectacle, lightning sometimes more dangerous than those in the heart of the storm, bolts out of the edge of the anvil. (Smith:) "If you can hear thunder, you can be struck by lightning." The rule of thumb is if you count less than thirty seconds from the time you see lightning then hear the thunder, it's time to go indoors. Another precaution is to stay away from metal. Lightning traveling along a metal fence killed several cows. Also, stay away from water both outdoors and indoors. Though it may sound bizarre, don't take a shower during a thunderstorm. (Smith:) "It can travel through the water coming out of the shower head and you can get zapped." For more tips on lightning safety, visit the link at the right of your screen.

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