It’s been quite a while since I’ve seen such intensity within a lightning storm. NC isn’t one of the highest ranked ground-strike areas in the nation for nothing and has certainly earned its rank. It’s kind of funny, considering that its ‘lightning safety awareness week’, at least according to the National Weather Service.
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/overview.htm
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/pdfs/Vaisala%2096-05%20Rank%20of%20CG%20Flash%20Densities%20By%20State.pdf
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/pdfs/Vaisala%2096-05%20Number%20of%20CG%20Flashes%20By%20State.pdf

Unfortunately, I only caught the tail end of the storm because my dumbass forgot the camera at the house like usual. (So these shots hardly display the worst of it.) However, these are the shots I was able to catch before it fizzled out and moved on.

http://audiomind.us/gallery