Easy Come Easy Go…….BOOM!

@eisen0169 That is, of course, excellent advice. The problem I have here is that half the time lightning rolls in I’m either in bed or away and not expecting it. Not to mention the times when power goes out for reasons that have nothing to do with storms.

Given the likelihood of lightning strikes near by, plus everything else I keep everything I care about on excellent surge protection devices AND if I’m traveling or aware of incoming storms I also take the time to disconnect the equipment.

Also, in the case of the OP, unplugging all of his devices wouldn't have done him any good at all!

Taking a closer look at the damage, OP, it's a real shame that the lightning took out so much of your room acoustic treatments.... real shame.  😉

Not that this is necessarily relevant to the OP, but I've been thinking about a roof replacement and reading up on metal roofs.  They are no more/less prone to lightning than shingles but compared to asphalt shingles may be much less fire prone.  Also, if installed with an offset can offer significantly better heat rejection.

Was there a whole house surge protector installed ??? 🤣

I’m joking! I’m joking.

Damn that looks terrible!  What an exceptionally violent lightning strike, glad everyone is OK!

While a surge protector would do nothing for this home, 99% of damaging electrical surges are not this bad.  Good all around surge protection for home devices still makes sense.