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Originally Posted by thelegges
Your statement of “We have data to show many strikes happening to homes near golf courses “
I would think the villages lightning study group has Exact numbers, than the use of “Many”
Next the pictures you posted I don’t see any golf courses? Are they close, a mile, more than 5 miles? Data that would give a better idea than a general golf course strikes.
Data is not definitive, but interesting? Unsure how to interpret.
Date of the pictures would also peek interest in your meetings, if that what the group is seeking
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I wanted to point out that lightning is unpredictable so you can't say my neighbor has a system or I have large trees near my home or I live near a lake or pond or things like that because lightning strikes do not work that way.
Yesterday was the first time I saw all the lightning strikes that we tracked marked on a map and while lightning is unpredictable, there may be some patterns with the strikes here in the Villages. My first observation was several were near golf courses such as the recent one in Osceola Hills and St. Charles. There are other's as well that were hit over the years. I'm not an expert in this area and I'm not saying because you live near a golf course or a pond or whatever you are more susceptible, but it's something I personally would like to investigate just for curiosity. When I do more research and can talk facts, we can consider sharing the data if its helpful.
The Villages Lightning Study Group makes presentations on the facts of lightning and lightning and surge protection systems, dispelling the myths so Villagers who are interested can get the information and make an informed decision. We haven't done any analysis on the data but now that we have more data, as I mentioned it would be interesting to take a deeper look and see if we can learn anything from the confirmed strikes.