A complete system for preventing lightning damage Snap, crackle,
pop! Better take cover — it's another lightning storm in the Tar
Heel State. In a typical year there are around 500,000 lightning
strikes in North Carolina, according to the National Weather
Service. Unfortunately, statistics from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration continually show that North Carolina
ranks among the highest states in the nation for the number of
lightning strikes and the number of deaths. In addition to the
threat of death or serious injury, a lightning strike to an
unprotected home can be disastrous as well. Packing up to 100
million volts of electricity, lightning's destructive
electricity can explode brick, ignite roofs, sidewalls, framing
and induce harmful electrical surges that can destroy sensitive
electronics. To prevent this kind of damage to a structure, a
complete lightning protection system is the best way to
dissipate the dangerous electrical discharge. This system is
different than the surge prote