In the first quarter of 2017 alone, thunderstorms caused a record $5.7 billion in losses, and lightning kills and average of 30 people a year. Learn how to keep you, your family, and property safe from lightning.
Lightning is Deadly
- An average of 22,600 fires were caused by lightning between 2007 and 2011
- According to Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting, insured losses from lightning strikes are at an all-time high.
- 30 people die a year from lightning strikes according to the National Weather Service
- According to the Lighting Protection Institute, the top 5 states most often struck […]
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