Do you pull A/C plugs during thunder storms?

i too live in Fl. on coast, i just make sure my gear is off. it lightenings here everyday for 5 mos. and i would never leave my house if i was that worried. if it is REALLY close and i am home i consider it, but by then it is probably too late.good question tho! made me realize how lightening is no big deal after 15 yrs living in top spot in usa for strikes.

In Estes Park, you'd be foolish to rely on a surge suppressor.
I pull the power strips for video, audio and computer systems.

I lost an amp (it was turned on) and a big screen TV (not turned on, but plugged in). I have a whole house surge protector in the main breaker box.It did not do a thing. Pretty useless, actually.
The TV tech told me a lightning strike can jump the gap in a switch that is switched off, so unplug everything that matters.

Nope, have them plugged in to a quality surge protector. So just hope it does its job. As long as it's not a direct hit the equipment should be fine.

I too live near the lightning capital of the world (Tampa, FL) and I used to, but I have had friends with everything unplugged lose equipment like Hodu did, lightning makes a huge EMF pulse, enough to cook electronics just sitting nearby, you don't need them to be plugged in to lose gear.

Now I run all my gear off PurePower conditioners with battery backup as I fear brown outs more than surges, but they protect from that too.