Hair standing up in proximity to a thunderstorm is a real phenomenon [1], and it happened to a friend of mine while canoeing on a lake. It does not necessarily

Hair standing up in proximity to a thunderstorm is a real phenomenon [1], and it happened to a friend of mine while canoeing on a lake. It does not necessarily mean that you are about to be struck, and it is not, apparently, commonly reported by people who are struck, or were close to a strike. Perhaps it requires an unusual combination of low humidity in the proximity of a thunderhead? [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYq41HtUWWs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYq41HtUWWs