You could put the wire in the vulnerable area - perhaps using the same drone? But I don't think it would be any use. A lightning strike releases about 1 GJ of energy, mostly into the sky. So the effect at the target would probably be no more than a few kg of explosives which you could have delivered using the wire anyway.
Fire it at a transformer, take out power in an entire region and blame God. A perfect tool for the CIA.
Plausible deniability?
People tend to get mad when you bomb them, but if no one noticed the drone in the storm it's just a natural strike...