Do you often have problems with electricity, in thunderstorms? And is it common for thunderstorms to last this long? Do they bounce back and forth over your head?
The only long lasting thunderstorms I experienced were bouncing back and forth between higher ridges (can't call them hills) and a river.
A friend of mine lived at a very weak spot in the electricity network. Losing power was default, during a thunderstorm. One or two strikes of lightning was enough.
The cables are still above the ground here, so every time there is a (thunder)storm the electricity might go out. It happens at least half a dozen times a year.
We usually have two or three big thunderstorms every summer. Every second or third year there is a really big one, like this, or even worse. This house (the older part; most of it didn't exist back then) was hit by lightning in 1971, when I was just 6 months old. No one was hurt except that a neighbour fainted.
Most thunderstorms are small and pass very quickly. Big ones like this tend to bounce around for hours and hours, though.
