I can't comment on your journal entry, so I'll say it here -- congratulations on lucid dream #2! It's funny that the heavy winds gave you sort of a natural WBTB, followed by an LD.

Nightmares can be a great catalyst for lucid dreaming due to the strong emotions involved. Two of my most recent three LDs have been converted nightmares, in fact. I don't blame you for bailing out, as I've done it myself. Later on as you get more and more comfortable with lucid dreaming, you'll have the opportunity to turn the nightmare into a fun lucid dream and/or learning experience. My own tendency in lucid nightmares has been to escape and then go have fun somewhere. But I'm working on the idea of speaking with nightmare figures, asking them what they represent, etc.

Keep up the good work! You are on a roll.