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* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]: Storm Front'', Morgan's appearance at the bar is revealed by lightning.

* In [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Discworld]]'' novel ''[[Discworld/Reaper Man|Reaper Man]]'', Death knows that his replacement is not going to arrive until midnight ''because he stood on a hill while lightning flashed.'' He reasons that someone who does that would not arrive at 11:55 if he could make a dramatic entrance at the stroke of midnight.

* Found in [[J. R. R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]]'s ''[[Silmarillion]]''. After being captured by Orcs, the hero Túrin accidentally kills his friend {{spoiler|Beleg}} whom he mistakes for an Orc coming to torture him (in reality, he was trying to free him). Túrin realizes his mistake immediately when a flash of lightning illuminates the scene.

* In [[David Weber|David Weber's]] [[Safehold]] series, at one point the Royal Guard is desperately fighting assassins in the rain. One moment, there is one Guardsman standing. The next, there is a flash of lightning, a roll of thunder (from the wrong direction) and there are two... {{spoiler|One of them is a 26th Century cyborg. Guess what happens next.}}

* Occurred in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' "Treehouse of Horror V":

{{quote|'''Marge:''' What he's typed will be a window into his madness. [reads it] "Feelin' fine." Woah! That's a relief.

'''Marge:''' Mmm... this is less encouraging. }}

* ''[[Family Guy]]'' plays with this in the episode where the kids find the money clip.

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