American Red Cross:

• Are You Ready for a Thunderstorm?
• In English: PDF and text
• In Spanish: PDF and text
• Thunderstorms … Tornadoes … Lightning, Nature's Most Violent Storms as PDF or text. a 16-page in-depth brochure that gives information on thunderstorms, tornadoes, and lightning, the science behind these phenomena, and how to stay safe.
• What to do After a Thunderstorm / What to do if Someone is Struck by Lightning
• Keeping Ahead of the Storm, an 8-minute video developed by The Weather Channel and the American Red Cross for Project Safeside. Gives preparedness tips for tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, heat waves, and lightning. Local Red Cross chapters can order as stock number A5050 for a nominal fee. Click here for a directory of Red Cross chapters.

National Weather Service:

• Severe Weather Awareness
• Lightning Safety   With many links on lightning science, indoor and outdoor safety tips, medical facts, history, survivor stories, photos, teacher tools and more.
• Weather Safety

FEMA:

• Fact Sheet: Thunderstorms and Lightning
• Backgrounder: Thunderstorms and Lightning
• Are You Ready? Thunderstorms and Lightning
• FEMA for kids: Professor B's Thunderstorm and Lightning Secrets
• FEMA for kids: Lightning Safety by Sabrina

Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH):

• Lightning Overview. With links on preparing your home, safe landscaping and many other topics.
• FLASH Card: Rayos (Lightning) in Spanish
• Thunderstorm Overview

Blueprint for Safety: Information for safer homes and businesses

• Hail Basics
• Flood Basics
• Wind Basics

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