Lightning Protection in Mississippi

Not only are there lots of "S's" in Mississippi, but there are also lots of lightning strikes. With an average of 18 cloud-to-ground strikes a year per square mile, there is an average of 856,384 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes annually. In the past 50 years, lightning has killed 104 people in Mississippi!

The most common places that people are struck by lightning are: open fields, in or around water, operating heavy machinery, seeking shelter under trees, talking on a corded phone, and using electrical appliances.

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.