Lightning Safety
According to the CDC, lightning strikes Earth more than 8 million times per day. NOAA reports that from 2004-2013, 33 people were killed and 234 injured due to lightning.
The NOAA reports that on average, lightning strikes are fatal to about 10% of people who are struck, while the remain 90% survive but with long-term, often debilitating symptoms.
NATA Position Statements
- Lightning Safety for Athletics and Recreation (pdf) (March 2013)
Other Resources
- Lightning Safety Do's and Don'ts (pdf)
- US Soccer Recognize to Recover: Lightning and Severe Weather, 2016
- KSI: Lightning Safety
- NOAA: 2015 Lightning Deaths
- NWA: Lightning Detection Webpage
- NOAA: Weather Safety: Lightning (pdf)
- CDC: Lightning Safety Tips
- University of Florida: Lightning Research Group
- NOAA: National Severe Storms Laboratory Lightning Research
- Reader’s Digest: 6 Weird Facts About Lightning Strikes