Rain on the 4th Floor

I've never find thunderstorms scary until I started living on the 4th floor. Facing a park and a lake doesn't help.

You can see the tree tops swaying harshly and the violent ripples across the lake.
You can see the flashes of light through the windows and sliding door.
( having no curtains allow you to see all these clearer)
The thunder sounds just right next to you.
What's scary is the lightning flashes. It's makes you wonder if it's going to strike you.
And the howl of the wind through the window gaps.

*shudders*

Right now the howl is getting louder, the flashes of light more rampant and the spatter of rain on the windows are increasing..