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This information was derived from the National Lightning Safety Institute. If you can see it - flee it; if you can hear it - clear it.

• Avoid water.
• Avoid high ground.
• Avoid open spaces.
• Avoid metal objects.
• Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, or near trees.
• Where possible, find shelter in a substantial building or in a fully enclosed metal vehicle such as a car, truck or a van with the windows completely shut.
• If caught on the trail. Crouch down. Put feet together. Place hands over ears to minimize hearing damage from thunder.
• Avoid proximity (minimum of 15 ft.) to other people.

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