https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky/protect-from-lightning/m-p/5145830#M163204 <P>We had a bad storm the other day and my wife unpluged our sky box and asked if our dish is safe from lightning strike, How likley can this happen?</P> Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:53:13 GMT johny1 2025-11-19T15:53:13Z https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky/protect-from-lightning/m-p/5145830#M163204 <P>We had a bad storm the other day and my wife unpluged our sky box and asked if our dish is safe from lightning strike, How likley can this happen?</P> Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:53:13 GMT https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky/protect-from-lightning/m-p/5145830#M163204 johny1 2025-11-19T15:53:13Z https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky/protect-from-lightning/m-p/5145835#M163205 <P>Lighning will usually hit the highest thing, ie trees, terestrial TV aerials etc... so less likely to hit a dish but not impossible</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Also if you use surge protector extensions you usually don't need to unplug thing using the extensions</P> Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:58:10 GMT https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky/protect-from-lightning/m-p/5145835#M163205 Annie+UK 2025-11-19T15:58:10Z