LIGHTNING AND WARNINGS LIGHTNING POSES A SEVERE THREAT TO YOUR SAFETY AND MUST BE VIEWED SERIOUSLY. EVERYONE SHOULD IMMEDIATELY SEEK SHELTER ANY TIME THEY BELIEVE LIGHTNING THREATENS THEM, EVEN IF THE HORNS HAVE NOT SOUNDED. • ONE 15 SECOND HORN BLAST/AMBER STROBE LIGHT FLASHING -IMMEDIATELY SEEK SHELTER • THREE FIVE SECOND HORN BLASTS/ STROBE DE-ACTIVATION -SAFE TO RESUME ACTIVITIES • ONE MINUTE INTERMITTANT HORN BLAST - TORNADO OR EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION
LIGHTNING SAFETY TIPS
AVOID • OPEN AREAS , HIGH GROUND, AND WATER • OVERHEAD WIRES AND POWERLINES • TELEPHONES OR CELL PHONES • RADIOS • TALL TREES AND FENCES
SEEK • LARGE BUILDINGS • GROUNDED LIGHTNING SHELTERS
• HARDTOP CARS AND TRUCKS • DRY UNDERPASSES & TUNNELS
IF YOU REMAIN OUTDOORS AFTER A LIGHTNING WARNING IS ISSUED, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN PERIL. HEAT ADVISORIES EXCESSIVE HEAT COUPLED WITH PHYSICAL EXERTION CAN BE DEADLY. FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION OR STROKE. RESEARCH HEAT MITIGATION PRACTICES. • ONE 5 SECOND HORN BLAST/WHITE STROBE ACTIVATION - TAKE MULTIPLE BREAKS AND HYDRATE • TWO 5 SECOND HORN BLASTS/BLUE STROBE ACTIVATION - SEEK COOL SHELTER AND HYDRATE • NO STROBE LIGHTS ACTIVE - RESUME ACTIVITIES WITH CARE HIGH HEAT INDEX PRECAUTIONS KNOW YOUR PHYSICAL CONDITION. IF YOU FEEL LIGHT HEADED, DIZZY, OVERLY FATIGUED OR DISORIENTED, SIT DOWN, HYDRATE, AND FIND A COOL PLACE TO RECOVER. IF NECESSARY, ASK FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
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