Lightning can jump through windows, so keep your distance from them during storms! The second way lightning can enter a building is through pipes or wires. If the lightning strikes utility infrastructure, it can travel through those pipes or wires and enter your home that way.

Is it safe to be by a window when it's lightning?

Fact: While a house is the safest place you can be during a storm, just going inside isn't enough. You must avoid any conducting path leading outside, such as electrical appliances, wires, TV cables, plumbing, metal doors or metal window frames. Don't stand near a window to watch the lightning.

Can lightning strike you indoors?

Lightning is a very dangerous force that, yes, can even reach you indoors if you're in contact with the telephone or plumbing. ... Lightning has the ability to strike a house or near a house and impart an electrical charge to the metal pipes used for plumbing.