I am not an electrician Pat, but if your home took a direct hit the result could be the breaker got fried internally and the breaker is nfg now. If you do not have a competent guy to come check I suggest you stop by Polaris Equip. and have them send an electrician out to have a look..

 

The best thing is to make sure your house is truly grounded and have lightning rods shunted directly to ground with less than 10 foot of cable. Any reputable electrician should know how to do. Just got here to Duma so don't know any locals but have a friend that was an electrician in USA. Can ask him for advice and let you know.

Also these articles may help explain and visualize what I am trying to say better than I can: Lightning Protectors Tutorial | Prevent Network Damage | L-com.com
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Hope this helps a little bit anyways

DaveD