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This time of year is when we start to see a lot of lightning strikes here in the Villages. Yesterday there was a bad one near Lake Miona. In this case the homeowners were not home. The sad part about this event is it could have been avoided or mitigated by installing a lightning protection system.

If this event motivates you to get a lightning protection system call A1 Lightning Protection since right now, they and Triangle are the only licensed and LPI certified installers working in the Villages. Remember, last year we had over 6 homes destroyed by lightning and A1 and Triangle were booked for over a year.

Also, the article doesn't talk about the many homes around this strike who had their electrical systems "taken-out" from the induced surge caused by the strike so now is the time to make sure you have your surge protection system in order. For this you can reach out to your favorite electrician or Lenhart or Pikes Electric. Also, don't forget to proctect the cable comming into your home since a large percentage of induced surges come into your home from the cable line. Lenhart has a solution for this as well. If you have fiber and no cable then you don't have to worry about this part of the surge protection.

I'm sure many of you have seen the Villages Lightning Study Group presentation on Lightning and Surge Protection and if not, look out for the next presentaion if you want more information.

Go to Villages News.com and search for lightning to see the article.