Ceraunophobia

Ceraunophobia or Keraunophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Astraphobia, Astrapophobia)

My friend has a fear of thunder and lightning. He told me that one time he was riding his bike at night and it was raining very hard. He was trying to get home as fast as possible. There was thunder booming, and lightning flashing. He was on his street, and suddenly he sees a lightning almost strike him. The lightning was within 2-5 feet of him! It was so close. He could have been struck by lightning. He gets scared and falls off his bike. He regains focus and rides home. Imagine if he had decided to move to the left or right 2-5 more feet.