I once took a large strike going into AMS at night on a 146. ( The aircraft had a poor wx radar.) The bang was so loud my chest felt winded , it felt as if we'd been blown apart. The Captain was temporarily blinded and we both sat there stunned for what seemed an age but I guess was only a few seconds. Fortunately, the autopilot stayed in.
The cabin crew reported a plasma lightning ball travelling through the cabin from rear to front and disappearing through the flight deck door. The smell was then quite intense, so we called a PAN and had priority vectors into AMS. (The smell soon after dissipated).
There was damage to the aircrafts elevator (entry point) and to panels high on the nose (Exit point).
I now always carry extra fuel if the forecast is for TS at the destination and have much respect for mother nature.