Spring Safety Facts and Myths about Lightning

3/26/2018 (Permalink)

Every year, SERVPRO of Sugar Land answers the call to help clean up and restore homes and businesses after spring storms have taken their toll.  After all, SERVPRO of Sugar Land is always here in helping make disasters “Like it never even happened.” when your property suffers from storm damage.  So leave the restoration remediation of your home and business to our team.  Consider the following to protect your property:

Myth: If it is not raining, then there is no danger from lighting. 
Fact:  Lightning often strikes outside of heavy rain and may occur as far as 10 miles away from rainfall. 

Myth: Rubber soles of shoes or rubber tires on a car protect you from being struck
Fact: Rubber-soled shoes and rubber tires provide no protection from lightning.  The steel frame of a hard-topped vehicle provides increased protection if you are not toughing metal.  Although you may be injured if lightning strikes your car, you are much safer inside a vehicle than outside.

Myth: “Heat lightning” occurs after very hot summer days and poses no threat. 
Fact:  “Heat lightning” is a team used to describe lightning from a thunderstorm too far away for thunder to be heard.

SERVPRO of Sugar Land is dedicated to help you!  Do not hesitate to give our experts a call when disaster strikes! (281) 313-1338.