Oh, I LOVE a good thunderstorm! There was nothing like a good Oklahoma storm. I love it! Sadly, the Rocky Mountains temper a lot of our storms, so we don't get the doozies like when we lived on the plains. But I'm sorry you're alone. That's not fun. Except when you want to be...
I hate them too...tornados are like my worst fear ever. I get panicky and freaked out and it's just not good. We're supposed to have bad weather tomorrow as a matter of fact and I'm dreading it.
We have monsoon season as well, but we don't get the lightning and thunder like they do in the midwest. But it is always fun when it's pouring buckets in the middle of July! It makes the heat more bearable.