we just had an actual thunder and lightning storm. with multiple occurrences of each. right overhead. wit hail (just pea-sized to marble-sized — nothing too dramatic).
Those of in the Central and Eastern Time Zones would not care a fig for something like this, but it was damned impressive for us here and the time of year made it still more remarkable. I had to power-down all the wired equipment here, not out of any fear of electric shock but in case of unscheduled power-downs — I prefer the scheduled sort.
Temperatures have dropped like a rock, so that was quite a storm.