Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence; Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal
General None Reported / Taken
Weather
We were struck by lightning during descent into ROA at about 13;000. We were told there would be some moderate turbulence and heavy rain.  No thunderstorms were forecast and METAR and TAFs all looked acceptable. There were clouds everywhere. Since we only had one pack we could not cruise above 25;000 and this prevented us from flying above the weather. We were asked to descend a bit earlier and started getting vectored around to avoid weather and there wasn't anything noticeable painted on the weather radar and out of nowhere we were struck by lightning. The turbulence was bad and bumpy till touchdown. When I inspected the plane after landing; that's when I realized we also had a bird strike.
Radar displayed light to moderate rain. Queried ATC on weather location and intensity. They agreed with our route and headings. We continued our descent to the field; roughly 2 minutes of increasing rain and turbulence up to heavy rain and moderate/heavy turbulence. Once through the worst of it; and it started slacking off a little; we were struck. We lost windshield heat but regained it with a switch reset. We also lost the number one comm system. The RMU was functioning correctly but we were unable to reestablish communications until we used the Number 2 system.
Air carrier flight crew reported being struck by lightning on descent to ROA. Evidence of a bird strike was also noted after landing.