Lightning Protection in Georgia

59,425 square miles makes up the humid state of Georgia; which receives an average of 45" of rain in the central part of the state and 75" in northeast Georgia. Georgia is no stranger to lightning either. There is an average of 815,836 cloud-to-ground lightning flashes in the state annually.

Georgia typically has 3 deaths as a result of lightning annually. 2010 was no exception with 3 dead and 18 injured. According to NOAA, two of the fatalities was one male and one female taking shelter under trees, and one female walking home. Two deaths were in Austell and the other in McDonough.

KLP, Inc. provides lightning protection design, lightning grounding design, tech support, certification in addition to a full line of UL listed lightning rod parts and lightning conductors. All lightning rod parts and grounding equipment meet or exceed criteria set forth by the NFPA780, the LPI175 and UL96A. We offer complete installation as well as Underwriters' Laboratories Master Label Service and Lightning Protection Institute Certification.