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Old 11-06-2015, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by justjim View Post
On google, there are several answers regarding odds of your house being hit by lightning. Bottom line it depends on where you live. Duh! In Florida the odds are higher. Duh! Lightning tends to seek out the tallest object in the area. Duh!

The odds are slim. Duh! Etc. etc. etc. ...............
Lightning is highly unpredictable and does not always strike the highest object in the area. Last year a home with a 60 ft live oak within 10 ft of the house was struck. It hit the house and not the tree. It took six months to repair the home.