He emphasized that happily there were no deaths or injuries to regret.
A typical cloud to ground lightning flash culminates in the formation of an electrically conducting plasma channel through the air in excess of 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) tall, from within the cloud to the ground's surface.
The actual discharge is the final stage of a very complex process. It can reach temperatures of roughly 30,000 kelvins (53,540 degrees Fahrenheit). The sun, on the other hand, its surface temperature is just 6,000 kelvins (10,340 degrees Fahrenheit).