Your Professional Lightning Protection Installers
| About LSV |
| You are guaranteed to receive the most effective lightning protection available. |
| What is a Lightning Protection System? |
| A lightning protection system is a passive means of preventing property damage from the effects of a lightning strike. |
| Who Needs Lightning Protection? |
| If your home or business meets 5 or more of the following criteria, you are in a high risk group. |
| Personal Lightning Safety |
| If you are outside and you notice a storm brewing, do you know what to do? |
| Lightning Protection Specifications |
| All lightning protection materials and components shall comply in weight, size and composition with UL96A and NFPA-780 lightning protection material code requirements for this type of structure. |
| Contact Us |
| Questions or Comments? We'd love to hear from you. |
- Lightning is the
leading cause of fires in suburban and rural areas.
- Lightning causes
an average of $500 million in damage, almost 100 deaths, and 300 injuries
per year in the United States.
- Lightning has killed
people while boating, swimming, golfing, exercising, talking on the
phone, and even enjoying a concert.
- Lightning can carry
up to 100,000,000 volts of electricity; Enough energy to illuminate
a 100 watt bulb for more than 3 months.
- A single lightning
bolt can reach up to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit (almost five times hotter
than the surface of the sun). The average thunderstorm is 6-10 miles
wide and travels at around 25 miles per hour.
- Lightning can strike
as far as 10 miles from the leading edge of the storm. You can be in
immediate danger even in clear skies.
- Lightning can and does strike more than once, the Empire State building gets struck, on average, 20-25 times per year.
Lightning Systems
of Virginia LLC, P.O. Box 8985, Richmond, VA 23225
(804)-230-9169 Fax: (804)-230-1588 sales@lightningsystemsofva.com
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