Lightning Protection: Manitoba
Agriculture plays a major role in the economy of Manitoba. More and more farmers and ranchers are choosing to protect their out buildings, homes and barns with lightning protection systems to protect their property and lively hood.
Winnipeg along averages 1.09 cloud to ground lightning strike per square kilometer annually! Coming in at 346.53 km2, that’s about 377.72 cloud to ground strikes per year in one city! As more and more people move into populated areas, more and more construction must happen to accommodate them, and more new construction projects are including lightning protection systems in their design.
KLP, Kuefler Lightning Protection, is a distributor of lightning protection systems and grounding equipment, offering a full line of UL Listed Lightning Protection System Materials that meet the lightning protection standards of UL96A, NFPA-780 and LPI-175, etc. We offer Direct Sales. Give us a call today at 800 370 5886 to see how we can assist you in the design, installation, maintenance, and inspection of your system.
Lightning Facts!
Sometimes lightning can be captured in a kind of frozen sand sculpture known as “petrified lightning.” The conditions must be just right, but if the bolt strikes a sandy beach that’s high in silica or quartz, the intense temperature can cause the sand to fuse into silica glass. It results in an impressive snapshot of the bolt that might be mistaken for a tree branch.