Is it safe to use mobile phones during lightning?

The short answer is- Yes! It is safe and you will not get hit by lightning when you’re using mobile phones. You may still get hit by lightning but that may not because of mobile phones.

Does mobile signal attract lightning?

Following worldwide media interest in the letter, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) responded, saying lightning is not attracted to people carrying mobile phones: “People are struck because they are in the wrong place at the wrong time. …

Does lightning affect WiFi?

Generally No. Using a hand held device is harmless during a Thunderstorm. There is always a “However”. If you are in your Bedroom say and the Modem supplying your WiFi is in your room with you and Lightning strikes your Power line then you could absolutely be injured.

Can we watch TV during lightning?

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.

Are cell phones attracted to lightning?

Lightning does not follow radio waves, and therefore lightning will not be attracted to cellphones. However, a paper published in 2006 by the British Medical Journal titled, “Injury by Lightning Strike While Using Mobile Phone,” focuses on the injury suffered by a girl struck by lightning while on her cell phone.

Can you really get struck by lightning while talking on your phone?

Ah yes, this notion seems to really be making the rounds lately. It certainly received a good bit of press because of a letter published in a recent issue of the British Medical Journal, which detailed the case of a 15 year-old girl who was struck by lightning while talking on her cell phone in London.

Does using a wireless device increase the risk of getting struck by lightning?

Also as you might know lightning and the cellular connections are both belongs to the electromagnetic spectrum and they sit on the different ends of the spectrum. Using a wireless device does not increase your risk of getting struck by lightning.

Should you turn off your mobile phone when it rains?

So you may have heard this all the time, when it is raining at least someone must have told you to turn off your mobile phone, or stop using it because they believe that you will get hit by lightning and get barbecued. Maybe you might be one of those people who believes that lightning is attracted to your mobile phone.