The porch in font of the cella of a Greek or Roman temple formed by the projection of the side walls and a range of columns between the projections.
Most commonly, the lightning current ceases in about a millisecond for a given stroke, but sometimes there is a continuing current on the order of 100 amps following one or more of the strokes. This is called hot lightning and it is the cause of lightning fires according to Uman.
According to this site the average lighting bolt transfers 1 million kilo joules of energy. According to this site the average US household uses about 11,700 kWh of energy per year which is 42,120,000 kilo joules. Assuming that you can harness all the power of the lightning strike it would power an average US house for about 8 and a half days.