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Thunderstorms Result From a Ground/Air Attraction
Thunderstorms result from the powerful clash between cold and warm weather
air masses. A cloud-to-ground lightning strike begins as an invisible channel
of electrically charged ions moves from the cloud to the ground. When one
channel nears an object on the ground, a powerful surge of ions from the
ground moves upward toward the cloud and produces the visible lightning
strike. This interchange of oppositely charged ions from cloud to ground
results in lightning striking buildings, chimneys, trees and even humans as
these charges try to meet.
A lightning protection system is designed to control or force the discharge
onto a specified path, thereby eliminating the chance of fire or explosion
within non-conductive parts of the house such as those made of wood, brick,
tile, etc. A lightning protection system is not intended to prevent a strike.
Its purpose is to provide a safe path on which the current can be safely
directed to the ground.
Each year thousands of homes and other properties are destroyed or damaged
by fire, explosions or electrical surges and pse a safety risk to occupants.
The effects of a lightning strike can be both physically and emotionally
devestating.
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