{"id":403,"date":"2026-10-15T14:05:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T18:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/?page_id=403"},"modified":"2026-10-15T14:05:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T18:05:26","slug":"severe-weather-or-lightning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/emergency-actions-guide\/severe-weather-or-lightning\/","title":{"rendered":"Severe Weather or Lightning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thunderstorm, Tornado, or High Winds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Content to follow&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lightning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you hear thunder or see lightning:&nbsp;<em>When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stop all outdoor activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seek shelter in a substantial building or hard-topped vehicle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid open high ground and isolated large trees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid water (such as swimming pools, lakes, and rivers), beaches, and boats.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stay away from doors, windows, and metal objects such as pipes or faucets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Someone is Struck by Lightning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Call 9-1-1. Provide directions and information about the lightning strike and victim(s).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Give first aid. Do not delay CPR and AED use if the person is unresponsive or not breathing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If possible, move the victim to a safer place. Lightning can strike twice. Do not become a victim.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-breakout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-breakout use-content-width  \"><div class=\"content-width\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/safety\/lightning\">Lightning Safety Tips and Resources<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/thunderstorms-lightning\">Thunderstorms &amp; Lightning | Ready.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thunderstorm, Tornado, or High Winds Content to follow&#8230; Lightning If you hear thunder or see lightning:&nbsp;When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors If Someone is Struck by Lightning:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5322,"featured_media":0,"parent":568,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-403","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5322"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":646,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/403\/revisions\/646"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}