Lightning Protection in Minnesota

Minnesota sees just about every form of weather Mother Nature can throw. The state has reported dererchos, tornados and tundergusts. Severe thunderstorms are usually associated with the fore mentioned. The state also sees on average 386,280 cloud to ground lightning strikes annually, which averages to about 4.6 lightning strikes annually per square mile!

In the past 10 years, Minnesota has reported 3 deaths related to lightning. Minnesota ranks it 39th in deaths from lightning in the US. The best way to protect yourself if you do not have a lightning protection system is to remember the Rule of 30. This states, that you should wait 30 minutes from the last clap of thunder to venture back outside. You should seek shelter in a substantial building with the windows closed and you away from them or in a car with a hard top and the windows rolled up.

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.