storm damage: How Lightning Can Affect Your Home Life - 10/15/22 11:37 AM
Why is lightning so dangerous to your home?Lightning can cause a lot of damage to your home if it hits it in just the right spot. Some of the dangers of lightning include:
Electricity Shock: If you are in direct contact with electricity when lightning strikes, you can be shocked. This can cause serious injury or even death. Fire: A lightning strike can start a fire in your home. This is especially dangerous if there is a flammable material in the home, like wood or paper. Damage to Equipment: Electrical equipment in your home can be damaged by a lightning strike. This … (4 comments)

storm damage: Lightning: Facts & Dangers - 05/31/22 01:25 PM
by Nick Gromicko, CMI® Lightning is the "visible discharge of static electricity within a cloud, between clouds or between the earth and a cloud," as defined by Underwriters Laboratories. Lightning is unpredictable and a serious threat to buildings and their occupants virtually everywhere. Facts about lightning: Benjamin Franklin invented the first lightning rod in 1752 –- a kite outfitted with a metal key -- while waiting impatiently for the completion of a church on top of which he would mount a lightning rod. Lightning comes up from the earth –- as well as down from the cloud -- from high vertical features such as chimneys and … (1 comments)