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Old 08-13-2025, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Bill14564 View Post
Bad wording on my part. I should have phrased it as:

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.

Meaning yes, of course, a power surge coincident with a thunderstorm indicates lightning struck nearby, but "nearby" could mean it actually struck the home. The fact of damaged equipment doesn't tell you whether the home was struck or not.
About 30 years ago lightning struck a large tree that was about 50 feet from my home and the surge fried my modem, monitor, and PC video card. Those items were in the room closest to the tree - and nothing else in the house was affected - that I know of.
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