wafflycat wrote:
Well that was interesting.

Thunderstorm developed & I could see lightning off in the distance.
So I shut dwon all the computers. Just in time as a second or so
later the power went down. Came back on quickly. Looking out of the
rear window (southwards) a distinct edge to the cloud & a small
funnel - which was small & lasted only seconds, so I was lucky to see
it. Then *Kaboom!* Huge flash of lightning and boom instantaneous.
Cue me leaping several feet of the ground (well it felt like that) as
a lightning bolt struck *exceedingly close by*. Husband says he saw
it strike in the field at the back of the house, but no obvious signs
on the ground. Mind you, there is a power line at the far end of the
field - perhaps it hit that? Then the hail started, but lasted less
than a minute.
Interesting afternoon.

I was in a building that was struck four or five years ago - scared the
bejesus out of me!