Lightning is one of the threats coming with Wednesday night's line of storms.
Earlier this week, we saw lightning cause a fire that damaged a home in Hixson.
Chattanooga Gas has repaired the natural gas line that was hit by lightning Tuesday.
We're told service has been restored to all but two homes.
What happened Tuesday serves as a good reminder of how unpredictable lightning can be.
A pile of dirt and orange cones marks the spot in Hixson's Hampton Woods neighborhood where lightning struck, exposing a natural gas line and sparking an intense fire.
Chattanooga Gas called the event rare, saying it left 40 homes without service.
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Dennis Thomason is the deputy chief of the Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department. He also has a background as an electrical engineer.
He said if it feels like lightning strikes happen more often in the Tennessee Valley, that's because they do.
"The old adage that lightning never strikes twice is absolutely not correct, some places are more susceptible to being struck by lightning," he said.
State Farm lists Tennessee as one of the top 10 states for paid lightning-related claims. Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina make the list too.
Thomason said there's a number of reasons surrounding why.
"It could do with altitude, how high you are. The closer to the clouds, you're going to get struck more. Metal objects typically get struck more, tall trees that are isolated get struck more, some houses that are up on a mountain with nothing around," he added.
Thomason said when lightning strikes something, the current does more than you think.
"When lightning actually occurs, it's actually not just coming from the sky. There's liters that come from the clouds, there's liters that come from the ground. When any two liters touch, that becomes a circuit and it flows along that," he added.
And it can cause damage anywhere from simple property damage all the way to a fire which is why Thomason said to call 911 anytime lightning strikes a home or utility pole.
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"We've got the thermal imaging cameras, we can check your house and determine if you have a fire or do you just have damage," he said.
Thomason also suggests unplugging electronics inside your home before a storm to protect them in case lightning strikes.
