Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Massive lightning bolts streak across the sky at sunset in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Recently I found myself in the middle of an ...

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 ...

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 ...

Residents in several areas of northern New Jersey reported they were woken out of bed by one or two extremely loud booms that echoed through their neighborhood in the early morning hours on Thursday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Thunder is created by the acoustic shock wave from the extreme heat of a lightning flash. Lightning can reach temperatures of 54,000°F (30,000°C)—five times hotter than the ...

Why Does Thunder Sound Louder in the Cold? During the colder months, it's not often we gets storms that produce lightning and thunder. However, when we do, have you ever noticed thunder sounding or ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — First things first, you’re going to want to listen to the video above. This was taken from the front door camera of Portland resident, Danielle Prentice, Sunday afternoon. You ...