Yes, lightening can be scary. There is something about the area my farm is located. I have an app on my phone that tracks locations of lightening strikes & there are some storms where I can could at least 100 strikes within a mile radius of my farm. Lots if woods & I have a few trees in my woods that have been hit by lightening at some point in time.

I live so far from town unless I am outside or have windows open (not in stormy weather) that I can't hear the storm warning sirens. Came out of the grocery store a few weeks before my trip & the storm siren was going off right next to the store. Just got in my truck & headed home. Have gotten pretty casual about this stuff after 11 years here but it is still eerie with lightening flashing overhead & the thunder booming immediately after the flash so I understamd how it is easy to feel the way you do.