Lightning strikes--even indoors.

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Thunder booms. Lightning strikes. Quick--stop washing the dishes. While most of us have heard the warnings about swimming or boating during thunderstorms, avoiding other water contact when lightning is flashing is good safety advice, toe. That even means staying out of the shower and tub and, yes, keeping your hands out of dishwater.

Lightning kills or injures hundreds of Americans each year. Mayo Clinic Health Letter offers these protection tips:

Seek shelter. Stay in enclosed buildings. Inner rooms are the safest. Avoid doors, windows, and anything that conducts electricity. Stay out of picnic pavilions and rain shelters. If need be, seek safety in a car and close the windows. As long as you are not touching metal, the car's steel frame offers some protection.

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