Bumping this thread as I was nearly hit by lightning the other day. Was just finishing mowing the lawn before a storm rolled in and was in the driveway cleaning the mower. Out of nowhere it was like a flash bulb went off in my face and the craziest loudest electrical clap of thunder. Sounded like it was 5ft from me.
Turns out lightning struck my neighbors house 40ft from where I was standing. Nearly shit my pants.

It shorted out all his electronics in his house.
Needless to say, I ran down and unplugged all my games.
Now that these storms seem to roll through every night, I'm paranoid as hell.