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It's not safe to be in or around a body of water during a lightning storm.

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Q: Can you swim during a lightning storm in an outdoor pool?
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Why is an electrical storm dangerous?

Assuming that you mean a thunder and lightning storm, it is dangerous to swim because water is a conductor to electricity similarly to metal. If the storm is close, meaning you can see the lightning, you should get out of the pool immediately because it is possible that lightning will strike the pool.


Is it the law that people have to get out of the pool in a thunder storm?

No,but if theres lightning,you probably need to because you could get electricuted


Can you swim during a lighting storm in an inside pool?

no you can not


Can you swim in the swimming pool in the rain?

Swimming in light showers is normally fine, but not in an outdoor pool during a thunderstorm. Lightning is a very real risk to swimmers, and everyone should leave the pool at the first sound of thunder, or sight of lightning or dangerous clouds.


Does water allow the flow of electricity?

Yes, if the current is strong enough. This is why you have to get out of the pool or the ocean when a lightning storm comes ;)


When was Gourock Outdoor Pool created?

Gourock Outdoor Pool was created in 1909.


Is it dangerous to swim when there is lightning?

The safest distance from lightning while swimming is in your house. If you hear thunder it is possible taht lightning could strike you. If you are swimming and you hear thunder the best thing to do is to go inside.


Could lightning damage a pool light?

Yes, lightning can damage a pool light.


If a lightning strike were to strike a swimming pool how far away could you stand without being hurt?

It is possible. The places where that could occur would be in an outdoor pool that has exposed metal or in an indoor pool with a glass door, window or ceiling.


Is there a swimming pool in Foxton NZ?

Yes there is. It's open during the summer season - early November until about March. There is a large indoor pool, a toddler pool and a small kid's pool, and a large outdoor pool.


How long do you have to wait before entering a swimming pool after it thunders?

Wait until the storm passes completely out of the region - not just locally. Lightning can travel enormous distances


Does Long Beach city college have an indoor or outdoor pool?

Outdoor