Freak thunderstorm with plasma arcing

[Synchronicity]

I had a dream of being here at my place in western NC, with people I know, having a BBQ or such. While out on the property we see a large storm materialize/move in with odd electrical features that seem to involve the sun. I see a purpleish tunnel of light/plasma from the sun through the clouds or perhaps from the clouds themselves. This tunnel or beam has intense energy, crackling sounds, and sets vegetation on fire in the valley moving towards us and we run for cover. I had felt that we weren't too shocked, perhaps we heard that these had hapened elsewhere in the planet or we knew the sun had acted funny recently?