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I have seen the damage from lightning coming down a tall pine tree and in through the underground phone and cable and then into the house electrical system. The lightning strike blew the front of the electrical panel off the wall and through an interior wall in the basement. TV's and other electronics were all destroyed. You could see where all the roots (ie same as your burried dog fence wires) of the pine tree were right up to the foundation and to where the phone/cable lines came in underground. Residents of the property felt the whole home shake/move when the lightning hit. There was also a crack in the foundation. You had good protections in place but coming down a tree and/or up through the ground is hard to protect from. This event was in Atkinson, NH in 1991 or 92. Yours could have been that type of lightening hit.