An MLive reader has a question about why the thunder earlier this week was so loud and lasted a long time. There are two valid reasons. Elizabeth emailed me asking, “A couple days ago the storms we ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Have you ever wondered why thunder can have different sounds? A crack versus a rumble? Startlingly loud versus calmingly low? Let’s dive in … The basics: what is thunder? Electrical ...

Keep in mind that thunder is a compression, or shock wave...caused when lightning heats the air. A 'clap' comes from a single, straight lightning segment-often overhead. Rumbles, on the other hand, ...

Normally, as you go higher into the atmosphere the air gets cooler, but during a temperature inversion, warm air sits above cooler air near the ground. This shift in temperature plays a key role in ...

• I think it's caused by storm clouds crashing together. They are like . . . in a fight. • Thunder follows lightning. It's an echo to lightning which really doesn't have a sound at all. Ruby Kollman, ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – If you ever wondered why some thunderstorms sound louder than others, most of the time, it has to do with your listening location. Thunder is the acoustic shock wave resulting ...

No, there wasn't an earthquake -- but powerful thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail across the Chicago area may have made things sound and feel like there was. "Was anyone else just woken up by some ...