Static or did I get nicked by Lightening?

I was sitting here a short time ago during what has been one hell of a storm system blowing thru NWO. Possible tornados, wind damage, flooding, and lots and lots of lightening with thunder. I had the sliding glass door open a bit into the living room and was sitting here in my chair when BAM! A lightening bolt hit really close to the apartment and a bright light came into the living room and hit my left arm. I felt this quick almost needle type sensation, then it felt numb and now it hurts. Left a small red mark on my arm. So the household discussion is did I get some type of a static discharge type poke from the lightening strike or did I somehow get hit by lightening?

Either way it felt really strange but I'm not glowing or anything...it doesn't hurt to the point I can't handle it but it sure as hell felt like more than a static poke.

I'm also really hoping our basement at the house isn't flooded - reports of 5 to 6 feet of water are making me concerned. We were going to head over after the rain stopped but it's flooded to deep to get out of here at the moment and it sounds like several of the roads on the way there are flooded even worse than here so it's not worth the risk. Tomorrow we'll head over and survey...Bright spot is we didn't carpet the basement yet and if it isn't flooded? We know we don't have much to worry about given the huge amount of rain we got in such a short time period.

:-)