Is it safe to sleep upstairs during a thunderstorm?

Do NOT lie on concrete floors during a thunderstorm.

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Keeping this in consideration, is it ok to watch tv during a thunderstorm?

It isn't dangerous to watch TV during a thunderstorm, but the electronics in a TV set are vulnerable. If you have to make a telephone call, use a mobile phone detached from its cable rather than a landline device. Over-voltages resulting from a lightning strike may follow electrical conductors into the handset. Do cell phones attract lightning? "Cell phones, small metal items, jewelry, etc., do not attract lightning. Lightning tends to strike taller objects," said John Jensenius, a NOAA National Weather Service lightning expert. "People are struck because they are in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Can being struck by lightning change your eye color?

LOUISVILLE, Ky (WDRB) -- A Haleyville, Alabama teen says a lightning strike corrected her vision and changed the color of her eyes. What does a person look like after being struck by lightning? The odds of getting struck by lightning in any given year are about 1 in 300,000. And although roughly 90% of those struck survive, the electrical discharge scars some of them with a tattoo-like mark, known as the Lichtenberg figure. The blistering heat, light, and electricity can also damage your eyes.

Can lightning travel through windows?

Glass is a good insulator, so it is very unlikely that a window pane would ever be struck directly. But a lightning strike on the roof of a house will travel down through the building through the most conductive route available. This could also shatter a window if it was close enough.