Another Home in the Villages Hit by Lightning
 

Another Home in the Villages Hit by Lightning. This time in Deluna during Friday night's storm.
There is an article this morning in the Villages News. There was no one home and by the time the fire was reported and the fire department got there it was too late. Although the interior is gutted at least the structure is mostly still standing, So, far 11 homes here in the Villages have been struck by lightning in the past 12 months. The highest number so far.

My good friend Mr Google says that 1 in 200 houses in the USA are struck by lightning each year.

If The Villages has 60,000 homes then one would expect on average 300 to be struck each year

Factor in that Florida has more lightning than most states...

I was going to post this Saturday but didn’t want to take the wind out of your sails.

But the pictures of the actual fire are impressive

& a majority of homes don't have protections, so is there a correlation between no protection and being significantly below the national average ?? :shrug:

:BigApplause::BigApplause:

correlation/causation/probability
lies/statistics/incomplete data

After the hurricane damage we had, adjuster was at our house in 3 days. Check in hand on day 19. Guessing it’s either current knowledge of insurance policy, or a good adjuster

Are there no lightning rods up?

Correlation is not and does not prove cause and effect.

We had damages to our home last year from lightning. It hit the outside cable box and the wires running into the house became so hot that the heat burned the vinyl siding. Even if we had protection nothing would have prevented our house from getting damaged. People who lived 2-3 blocks away described it as the loudest they ever heard.

I have to ask, how many homes have lightning protection in all of TV. I am sure there is an actual number not a guesstimate.

With close to 70,000 roof tops it would be good information. Plus how many of those home had lightning strikes after installing?

Of all the homes in The Villages that do NOT have lightning protection systems, how many of them have NOT been hit by lightning?

That doesn't make any difference. Lightning protection systems are not mandatory. These systems are for those who want to take the extra precaution against the wicked lightning which affects Florida. It's rather like boots in the rain, you can wear them or take a chance ruining your best pair of shoes. There appears to be much consternation about others who may elect a LPS, it their prerogative unless the Constitution changes.

Over 99.5%.

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I missed the part in the Constitution where it guaranteed my right to install lightning rods.

I haven't seen any consternation about others who may elect a LPS but I have seen much criticism of those who elect against installing a LPS.

If rain is in the forecast:
- Will it rain at all?
- Will it rain at my house?
- If it rains at my house, will there be a puddle?
- If there is a puddle, will it be in my path?
- If it is in my path, will I not see it and step in it?
- If I step in it, will it ruin my shoes?

If all those are "yes" then I will be sorry I didn't wear the boots. However, a very large percentage of the time one of those will be "no" and the boots will not be needed.

I don't recall anyone criticizing the choice to wear boots.
Those wearing boots have criticized pull-on shoe covers as not boot-like enough.
Those wearing boots have shown the same ruined pair of shoes over and over again.

This area has a lot of puddles
There is an increased chance that your shoes will get wet
All the shoes that get wet will need to be dried
A few of the shoes that get wet will be ruined
If your shoes get ruined you'll wish you wore boots

I think it's to be expected when you have so many houses very close together with very few trees of any size.