Met Mailbag is your chance to have a Weather Plus Meteorologist answer your weather question. Each Thursday, our NBC Weather Pulse Blog will publish the answers to questions you send us. This week's questions were answered by NBC Weather Plus Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri.

Question: What are some tips on staying safe inside when there's a bad lightning storm?
Submitted by Tony Wilson, Ivanhoe, Ill.

Answer: Tony... What a great question!

When a thunderstorm rolls through, staying inside is first and foremost the most important tip!

Also, be sure to stay away from doors and windows.

Do not take a shower or bath.

Make sure to turn off, unplug and stay away from electronics and appliances.

Remember, if you are close enough to hear thunder you are close enough to get struck by lightning.

And finally, if you can't get inside, crouch down low as lightning tends to strike the highest object in its path.

Using these tips will help keep you much safer when the next thunderstorm rolls through your neighborhood.

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