SURVIVAL CODEX LIBRARY Lightning Safety Tips and Resources National Weather Service · Source: NOAA / National Weather Service National Weather Service lightning safety hub: how to stay safe in a thunderstorm, how people get struck, and toolkits, videos and brochures for families, teachers and outdoor workers, including Deaf and hard of hearing resources. READ WITH CARE: We copied this page on 2 October 2026. Agencies revise this guidance, so check the original for the current version, and in a real emergency follow instructions from local officials. ABOUT THIS COPY: Made by Survival Codex on 2 October 2026 from the agency's own page. The agency's text that follows is unchanged; only this cover and the closing page are ours. It is a work of the U.S. federal government, in the public domain in the United States (17 U.S.C. §105). FREE AT THE SOURCE: https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning NO ENDORSEMENT: Our use of this material does not imply endorsement by NOAA / National Weather Service or the U.S. Government of Survival Codex, its products or services. https://survivalcodex.com/pages/library/nws-lightning-safety-tips-and-resources ================================================================ LIGHTNING SAFETY TIPS AND RESOURCES ================================================================ Lightning Resources http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov has changed to a more secure link: https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning . Please bookmark the new link. Lightning strikes the United States about 25 million times a year. Although most lightning occurs in the summer, people can be struck at any time of year. Lightning kills about 20 people in the United States each year, and hundreds more are severely injured. This website will teach you how to stay safe and offer insight into the science of lightning. You'll find animated books about lightning, safety tips for all kinds of situations, games for kids and resources for teachers. You'll learn about lightning victims and survivors. Explore our site, and come and visit often! En Espanol What's New - UPDATED Lightning Safety Toolkits - Lightning Safety Brochure - U.S. Lightning Deaths in 2026: 16 - Youtube: Lightning Safety for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: ASL and Closed Captioned - "Flash, Dash Inside" slogan and sign created by and for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Lightning Safety for Hard of Hearing: jpg, high res png - YouTube: Lightning Safety Tips - Lightning Safety When Working Outdoors: OSHA Factsheet - What You Need to Know: Tips for Safety - Analysis of Lightning Fatalities: 2006-2024 (from National Lightning Safety Council) - YouTube: Don't Catch the Big One: PSA1, PSA2 - How People are Struck by Lightning - Tornado, High Wind and Hail Safety Site ================================================================ SURVIVAL CODEX LIBRARY End of the agency text. The current version of this guidance is always at https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning. Agencies revise their advice; check the original, and in an emergency follow instructions from local officials. More free U.S. government manuals and guides, filed by the job you need them for: https://survivalcodex.com/pages/library This document: https://survivalcodex.com/pages/library/nws-lightning-safety-tips-and-resources Survival Codex: https://survivalcodex.com