Some Ideas on the Storm/Lightning

In Medieval and Southern U.S. lore, "The Devil" was thought of as a power connected to natural phenomena, a nature spirit, if you will.  This included trees struck by lightning (a Hierogamos - Earth and Heaven meet ).  Our Ole' Buck was associated with lightning strikes on the seashore and a little bit in the harbours and Atlantic (like Bwcca Gwid and Bucca Du, in Cornwall).  Lightning symbolizes the flash of knowledge/gnosis according to the Cultus Sabbati (U.K., U.S.A. Australia).   Lightning can kill, but it can also cause change in the Individual.  Southern/U.S. lore, gives the impression that lightning rips the clouds open, to the life giving rain.  Intense lightning, is indeed followed by heavy rain in Southern U.S. .