Case Study: The Lightning Strike No One Saw Coming

📍 Location: Lucas, TX

🗓️ Date of Incident: March 2023

🏠 Property Type: Single-family home

🔥 The Incident

Early one afternoon, a lightning strike hit the chimney of a two-story home during a fast-moving popup storm. The homeowners noticed a loud crack and several tripped circuit breakers—but no visible fire or damage. They called Milestone Electric and they performed a quick inspection and validated a handful of household electric items had fried, but there was no life threating damages. Milestone assured them all was good and reset all the tripped breakers.

The following day an insurance adjuster inspected the dwelling and filed a minimal claim, assuming the strike had caused no serious harm.

“From the outside, everything looked fine. But lightning doesn’t leave obvious clues.”

🕵️‍♂️ Our Investigation

When Lightning Strike Investigators stepped in, we conducted a full forensic assessment. We traced surge paths through the electrical system, HVAC, and plumbing. Our team uncovered:

• 🔌 Burnt wiring behind drywall

• 🌀 HVAC control board failure

• 💡 Multiple fried appliances

• 🧱 Cracked brick veneer from shockwave impact

• 🔥 Scorch marks in attic framing

 “Hidden damage that standard inspections missed.”

Fried wiring hidden behind the wall.

💼 Claim Recovery & Restoration

We documented every detail with lightning-specific diagnostics and submitted a revised lightning strike insurance claim. The homeowner’s payout increased by over 300%, covering full restoration and replacement of compromised systems.

Restored, safe, and fully covered—thanks to lightning-specific expertise.

✅ Outcome

• 🔍 Full damage uncovered

• 💰 Claim tripled

• 🛠️ Home restored to pre-strike condition

• 🛡️ Homeowner protected from future risk

“We had no idea how much lightning damage was hiding until Rick’s team showed up. They didn’t just fix our home—they fought for us.”— Homeowner, Lucas, TX