“I like to watch them as long as it’s not waking me up at 4 in the morning.”

— Valerie Pierce, publishing coordinator, Lawrence

“Yeah, I like it. They’re just neat.”

— Kelly Latshaw, eighth-grader, Eudora

“I love Midwestern thunderstorms. They are beautiful. Lightning is a little scary.”

— Katie Cannon, multimedia producer, Issaquah, Wash.

“Yeah, I do. I always find thunder and lightning relaxing.”

— Alan Sneegas, pizza maker, Lawrence