It appears to be happening in this images taken in western Oklahoma.
Strong winds form a gust front into a shelf cloud along the leading edge of the storm.
Storms with this configuration are usually fast movers with strong straight line winds. This cell was moving east at 60 m.p.h. Kids can learn more about lightning by visiting sources such as the National Geographic Page on lightning . Lightning extending from thunderstorms into space is a new area of study and may be observed in special situations involving very clear dark skies. Cloud to Ground Strikes Cloud to ground lightning looks the best when it's out of the rain.