Therefore, we can expect lightning to occur somewhere in Missouri on about one out of every six days. Lightning can damage electrical equipment by striking power lines and surging through a building's wiring system. Building damage, fires, personal injury and livestock loss usually result from direct lightning strikes. A good lightning rod protection system is most apt to provide protection from these kinds of hazards. This guide will help explain the nature of lightning and how to provide protection for your family, livestock and property.
Lighting is an uncontrolled giant electric spark with tremendous voltage and amperage.
It always tries to follow the shortest, easiest path to earth. But because it has thousands of amperes and millions of volts, it often follows several paths to earth simultaneously. Lightning is sometimes described as a visible discharge of static charges occurring with a cloud, between clouds or between a cloud and earth. Such charges always develop in pairs, one negative and one positive. When one develops in one area, another develops in a nearby area.