Don’t Use Mobile Phones During a Lightning Storm
There are always about 2000 lightning storms taking place around the world, so it is ridiculous to think that using mobile phones during a storm is dangerous. If that were true, then no one would be able to use their phone at all.
The ridiculous rumor that cell phones attract lightning was first spread a few years ago online and has since been debunked as false. Cell phones cannot possibly attract a lightning strike; rather, strikes are attracted to the tallest potential conductors in their path. That said, don’t start using your phone in bad weather.