Story and video here from out local CBS station / newpaper website.... (this was only 20 miles southwest of my house!) It was a terrible storm Saturday evening. I was driving home and the lightning was terrible. No storms were even forecasted and it was only about 50° when this storm was in progress with torrential rains.

http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/grindstaff_home_burns_the_aftermath/18679/

Then the update....

Here is an update from the Johnson City Press. The fire was indeed caused by a lightning strike on Saturday evening. Very unfortunate this happened. Thankfully no one was hurt.

http://johnsoncitypress.com/Detail.php?Cat=HOMEPAGE&ID=66580

Here is a video and interviews about the home a couple of years ago on a TV show....

http://etricities.info/?p=2965