Explainer: How to avoid being struck by lightning

By Hannah Craft and Georgina Mitchell
Updated December 30 2016 - 10:23am, first published December 6 2016 - 8:39pm
Lightning strikes in Sydney's west. Photo: Nick Moir
Lightning strikes in Sydney's west. Photo: Nick Moir
Lightning strikes at Narrabeen as storms move through the Northern Beaches on Monday. Photo: Nick Moir
Lightning strikes at Narrabeen as storms move through the Northern Beaches on Monday. Photo: Nick Moir
Lightning strikes near the Caltex refinery in Silverwater, in Sydney's west. Photo: Nick Moir
Lightning strikes near the Caltex refinery in Silverwater, in Sydney's west. Photo: Nick Moir
Dr Chris Andrews is a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland. Photo: Channel Ten
Dr Chris Andrews is a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland. Photo: Channel Ten

The storm that swept northern NSW on Monday night saw lightning strikes injure several people and take the life of one man camping at Mount Warning, near Murwillumbah.

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