Has your STR ever been struck by lightning?

[Nancy Bachety]

A storm passed through this afternoon. Currently, power is on but lightning blew a couple of breaker switches plus WiFi is down, modem is fried, dishwasher doesn’t work, dryer turns on but doesn’t heat, garage door opener doesn’t work and one Nest thermostat was fried. 
I don’t expect to file insurance claim and it's probably an act of God clause or whatever it’s called these days. 
Guest called me and is there until Saturday morning when next guest arrives. I suppose I’ll be buying a new Bosch DW, modem, Nest, and whatever else tomorrow. 
Thoughts or guidance? 

[Lisa Graesser]

So sorry that you have to replace all of those items and deal with it while guests are there.. A surge protector won't protect you against a direct hit from lightning. But your power company can add a surge protector to your meter to help draw another surge that is not a direct hit to a ground and help protect your appliances in the future.  That is not going to help now, but may be a good investment for the future. Good luck dealing with it all this week. I am glad it did not cause a fire.