These experiences are far more common than we realize - and very costly for the folks who are the victims here in the "Lightning Capital of the World". Those whole house surge protector systems ARE effective. However, you really can't be protected from lightning strikes unless you also have a full, properly installed exterior lightning rod system.
No one likes dropping a couple of thousand bucks on such a system, but it is an important safety device here in TV. At least eight TV homes have been destroyed literally in minutes by lightning strikes which traveled to attic gas lines and caused a gas explosion. Especially for newer folks here who might not know this history, go to our POA website and put "lightning" in the searchbox. There are scads of articles.
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