00:00well lightning is a major risk when people are outdoors many different types of outdoor
00:08activities playing soccer riding your bike at the beach the list goes on and on in terms of
00:13places that can be dangerous with lightning threat we have many tools in the free AccuWeather app to
00:18help you to stay best informed and stay safer that's what we do here at AccuWeather and when
00:22you download the free AccuWeather app which you could do by scanning the QR code on the screen
00:27you have the ability to get your latest local AccuWeather forecast for your current location
00:31anywhere around the world and if you tap in the upper right hand corner of the screen that's when
00:37you can go into settings and I want to show you if you scroll all the way down here toward alerts and
00:43notifications and then tap on manage notifications this is where you have the opportunity to turn on
00:48important push notifications and I'm going to highlight a couple of those here first of all
00:52you're going to want to turn on government alerts and also lightning alerts you can turn those on for
00:58any location that you care about around the country around the world and when you when lightning is
01:04detected nearby this is what you'll get on the screen a push notification that shows lightning in your
01:09area and you notice you have the ability to tap right into the AccuWeather app you go to the latest
01:13AccuWeather radar AccuWeather minicast minute-by-minute forecast for your specific location many other
01:19tools and I want to highlight as well on the new AccuWeather app down at the bottom when you tap
01:23on radar and maps you also get of course the interactive radar but you have the ability as
01:29well to tap on lightning and see lightning strikes that are occurring where they're happening and how
01:34they're animating out in time so you can be best informed about where the lightning risk is right
01:38now and where it's heading so you can loop that out as a great tool as well AccuWeather has been
01:43proven to be the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings better protect your family and keep
01:48them safer download the free AccuWeather app today
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