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Originally Posted by jrref
Right, lightning doesn't always cause a fire, but most of the time it does, at least what we have seen with strikes here in the Villages.
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The statistics imply otherwise... at the minimum they imply that there are few strikes that cause fires that result in insurance claims or newspaper reports.
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But my point is, when you find circuit breakers tripped, sensitive electronic devices damaged, perfectly good appliances all of a sudden stop working after you had a severe thunderstorm and you saw and head a lot of lightning and thunder, you most likely got an Induced Power Surge.
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I misunderstood again - I thought what was highlighted in the previous post was your point.
Absolutely a close thunderstorm could be the cause of sudden problems with electronics but that doesn't say anything at all about whether lightning struck nearby vice whether it actually struck the home.
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Last edited by Bill14564; 08-13-2025 at 10:11 AM.
Reason: clarity
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