I'm supposed to go jogging in an hour but we have a severe thunderstorm warning. I'll be jogging in a suburban neighborhood. Is it safe to go out in a thunderstorm?
I'm supposed to go jogging in an hour but we have a severe thunderstorm warning. I'll be jogging in a suburban neighborhood. Is it safe to go out in a thunderstorm?
user
I don't have a weather radar so it's hard to say exactly what's going on. If it's very severe and there are sustained lightning strikes, it's probably best to get inside. Of course that could mean driving to the gym, or finding an indoor workout you can do, or doing some sort of very low-intensity cardio like housework or walking. The local weather forecasters probably have a better sense of what the situation is in your neighborhood.
assistant
But I heard that it's very statistically unlikely to be struck by lightning. Aren't I being paranoid to stay inside?
user
That's a question that a meteorologist would be able to answer for you.  But even if it's very unlikely, the risk still seems like a serious one.  Even when you think of how unlikely it is to be struck, it's still less likely to be struck by lightning than being struck by lightning.
assistant
It's also possible the statistical likelihood of being struck is so low because most people aren't outdoors during severe lightning storms, and if everybody was, the stats would be much higher.
user