Less serious, when I managed a silver plating shop in Jax, the owner was talking to the employees- me and the flunky, and was holding on to two metal vats across an aisle from each other. The weather was seriously inclement right then and I didn't hear a strike, just saw a flash. Phil hoisted himself on his hands pm the vats, his legs made bicycly motions rapidly for a second, a high pitched t-t-t-t-t-noise emanated from his mouth and he dropped to the floor. He rolled over and looked around and said,"what the hell was that!?" He got up and we all took stock. His hair was singed and the digital watch on his wrist looked like it had been sandblasted and the buckle left a burn on his wrist. Other than that and a headache he seemed none the worse for it.
I didn’t hear any noise either just saw a flash that was the brightest light I ever saw. It had just started raining also, overcast but hadn’t heard or seen any thunder or lightning before it hit. I remember running to the house to tell my family that my dad was dead but I don’t remember ever even seeing him after the flash.