Richie,

I know you're a fanatic like me (I can't ever sleep more than a wink here or there when under a threat). But here are some good articles you might browse through if you have a chance. The first one is about Dr. John Hallet who researches the relatively rare occurrence:

Lightning Associated with Storms 1

This is a story about tornadoes in the right front quadrant:

Tornadoes & Hurricanes

And finally, here's the answer from Research Met Robert A. Black as to why lightning is so infrequent in storms.

All the articles are short and hopefully will provide everyone (including me) with a bit more edu-ma-cation on the subject.

Why so little lightning in storms

Steve