Re: Thunder and lightening...

["Duncan Fletcher" <dfletche@gte.net>]

Keep away from high ground. Keep away from isolated tall objects. But a
forest of equal trees is ok and even better would be a group of smaller
trees among larger trees. A road surrounded by trees would be relatively
safe. For more information see http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls.html
and http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/~doswell/tstm_camping_safety.html.

It is not the rubber tires, but the steel cage that makes cars safer. You
didn't get hail? You should have heard the noise of the hail against the
metal roof and fairground barns and the arena when the hail hit. There was
Peruvian Paso show going on that got held up because no one could hear the
announcer. I was in the barns. Horses handled it pretty well - a couple were
a bit excited for the first couple of minutes but seem to settle down when
the roof didn't fall down. I have seen stronger storms elsewhere, but non
since I moved to western Washington.

Duncan Fletcher
dfletche@gte.net


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sue Brown" <sbrown@wamedes.com>


[ thunderstorm story snipped]>
> What do all of you do that have these kind of "Toad Strangler" storms
> complete with huge amounts of thunder and lightening?  My trip back to the
> trailer was on both trail thru the woods (LOTS of very tall trees) and on
> the road, out in the open.  Most of the time there was a choice as to
which
> way to take.  When you get caught in that kind of storm, which way is
> better to go...the longer way thru the trees or the shorter way out in the
> open on the road?
>
> It was all fairly scary...not to mention icky being totally soaked and
cold!
>
> Sue
>
>
>
> sbrown@wamedes.com
> Tyee Farm
> Marysville, Wa.
>
>
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