Lightning crashes

A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere constitutes thunder.

"The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain"

lightning in filipino is kidlat, kulog
lightning in Danish is lyn
lightning in Dutch is bliksem, schicht, flits, hemelvuur
lightning in German is Blitz, Blitzen, Blitz
lightning in Italian is baleno, lampeggiare, fulmine