GREENEVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee is one of four states in the country to report a lightning-related death so far in 2018. Bill Thackett lives in Greeneville, Tennessee, and he's known as the Lightning ...

Lightning rods (and the accompanying protection system) are designed to protect a house or building from a direct lightning strike and, in particular, a lightning-initiated fire. Note that lightning ...

Following recent severe weather and storms, homeowners in Greater Cincinnati are looking to install lightning rods to ensure their homes stay safe from lightning strikes.Lightning rods intercept ...

JUPITER, Fla. (CBS12) — Lightning is believed to have sparked a fire at a townhouse in Jupiter Monday afternoon. A 4-by-4-foot gaping hole in the roof was left behind. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global lightning rod market is expected to grow at a CAGR of close to 8% during the forecast period, according to Technavio’s latest report. In this report, Technavio ...

One of the less-common contracting specialties in northern New England is lightning protection for structures. Although damaging lightning strikes to buildings are less common here than in other ...

The standard way of protecting buildings (and their occupants) from lightning is pretty simple: You stick a lightning rod on the roof, and then some kind of conducting channel that takes the huge ...

LAKEWOOD RANCH — A terrible storm was thrashing the East Manatee neighborhood of Rosedale when Frances Mallarino saw a bolt of lightning and heard a crash. “I checked my house, sat back down to read, ...

GREENSBORO, NC – Rain, rain go away is the saying…but lately, we're more likely to say lightning go away. Lightning strikes- up in North Carolina. A report places North Carolina in the top five for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKLAHOMA CITY – It was a busy night in the ...

Q. We bought a house a little over a year ago that sits high on a hill. Since we moved in the house has been hit twice by lightning. Each of the strikes did some damage, with the last one being the ...

When John Thomas Swan built a luxury home in Grey Forest, he never considered the threat of lightning. Then it was too late. His 7,500-square-foot Swanderosa estate home, also a wedding venue, was ...