During a recent power failure, my friend Rich offered to drive and get ice for the house. Women don't want to be dependent on candles. They don't like it when the dishwasher and the washing machine don't work. They don't like it when their kids are yammering because the cable doesn't work. Plus, women hate the junglelike heat and humidity, because it makes them sweaty and clammy.
Men see power outages as an opportunity to get lucky.
So maybe this explains the whole primal appeal of a raging thunderstorm.