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Originally Posted by jrref
I keep reading stories here on TOTV and Next Door where people say "My house was hit by lightning and we lost several of our electronic devices" or something to that effect. Well, if your house was actually hit by lightning, you would also probably have a fire as well. What is actually happening is lightning is striking near the home causing an Induced Power Surge which couples to the electrical system in your home causing the damage. This happens all the time since these induced surges can occur every time we have a severe thunder storm and lots of lightning hitting the ground. It's not commonly reported because there is no spectular fire but start talking about power surges and damaged devices at your next dinner party and see how many people start telling you about their experience. For more on the subject see this link -> Nextdoor |
Not according to the insurance industry statistics.
Not according to an analysis of LPS-protected strikes.
Not according to my personal experience with two strikes.
Lightning strikes *can* cause fires, particularly if there is a gas line in the attic, but lighting strikes to not always cause fires (perhaps not even frequently).
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