ATLANTA — If you heard a huge clap of thunder this morning in metro Atlanta, you’re not alone. Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brian Monahan said that thunder becomes especially loud during the ...
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, ...
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 ...
SCORES of Bournemouth and Poole residents reported an “explosion” around 6am today. Dorset Fire and Rescue Service took a number of calls, including alarms being set off, following the noise, which ...