in the middle of the night

thunder and lightning woke me up.....and I went around and closed some windows so rain wouldn't blow in.....but it never did start raining, just electrical activity and wind.....and this morning I was about to put my oatmeal in the microwave when the power went out.....it was clear and calm right then....but they must have still been working on the lines somewhere.....so I went over to get the newspaper.....there was an officer out in the big intersection where the highways cross directing traffic, and a block south of there you could see the signal was working.....just as I got back to the house, the lights came back on.....so later I'm going to the library.....it's predicted to get close to 100 today....