Lightning Protection in South Dakota

With 23 lightning related fatalities in the last 50 years, South Dakota is ranked in the top twenty states for lightning fatalities per population. It also ranks number 32 in the US for cloud to ground lightning strikes with 386,322, and with 77,116 square miles in South Dakota that works out to an average of 5 strikes per square mile.

With much of the state being covered by rolling grasslands, lightning strikes often cause grass fires. Like North Dakota, the discovery of oil has brought more and more lightning protection to the state. Oil companies are taking proactive steps to avoid lightning related damages to their facilities.

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.