How to Survive a Hail Storm

Summer hail storms can be violent and destructive. Usually occurring in the late afternoon or early evening after a hot day, these storms are accompanied by thunder, lightening, high winds and often flash floods. Here are the tips on surviving a hail storm safely.

Instructions

• 1

  Find shelter. If you are inside, stay inside. Whether in a house or a car, you are safest where you are not going to be hit by hailstones. If you are outside and can't find shelter, use something to protect your head. Trees are a poor choice for shelter as they can be hit by lightening or be blown over during a hail storm.

• 2

  Stay a safe distance from windows. A hail storm can be fascinating to watch but hail stones or blowing tree branches can shatter a window during a storm.

• 3

  Avoid using electrical appliances, such as phones. These may conduct electricity from lightening and electrocute you.

• 4

  Turn off all electrical appliances, especially computers and televisions. If there is a power cut during the storm, keep everything turned off until power is safely back on. The surge of power during an electrical storm can destroy your TV and computer if you don't have them on surge protected power bars. Keep in mind, most of those bars only work once.

• 5

  Pull over if you are driving. Stop on the side of the road, away from ditches that may flood and far enough over not to block traffic. A hail storm usually only lasts about six minutes, towing your car out of the ditch can take all day.