I had exactly the same experience as that quoted by LEM. Watching the St Elmo's getting brighter and bigger, I called "Stand by for lightning strike!". A satisfactory 30 sec later there was a bang as we were hit. For some time afterwards I was treated with considerable suspicion as someone who could see into the future!
So, to answer the Eagle's original question, there is a relationship, but it is indirect.
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