Yeah, those close lightning strikes will jump you out of your chair every time. I hate those! We use surge suppressors on all our tv's, computer's, stereos, etc....but I still unplug 'em when a storm comes up. Mainly because several years ago we got a bunch of stuff fried, even WITH the surge strips on them. TV/big satellite dish system, stereo, vcr, cordless phone, and like 4 wall plugs all went poof with one big lightning strike. My computer was fine though, because I've always kept it unplugged when I'm not using it.
My ears were ringing for several minutes after that one.