Yes [MENTION=461533]tmp1207[/MENTION], I agree with [MENTION=158672]FBinNY[/MENTION] that what you experienced sounds like a near strike not an actual strike. I too have been close to lightening strikes.

In one instance, I was standing in the doorway of a semi-enclosed patio, with my hand on the metal door frame, watching the storm. Everything was black and wild, trees nearly bent double with the wind, thunder and lightning all around. All of a sudden everything went super-still and at that moment, I thought it best to let go of the metal door frame and take a step back. Then one tree in the yard stirred and at the same time, my hair stood on end and there was that tingling feeling like pins and needles all over ... and then the bolt. And yes, lightning does have a sound ... it hisses. It also has neat little mini bolts coming off the main bolt.