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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --We've all been through it before: you see the lightning bolt, and, seconds later, you hear the boom. "Lightning causes thunder," said WCCO-TV meteorologist Mike Augustyniak. "And ...

Thunderstorms can be quite loud, but there are conditions in which the rumbles of thunder can be boosted. Obviously, a thunderstorm is going to be louder the closer it gets to you. However, the sound ...

The “City that Never Sleeps” can blame Mother Nature for making it literal Monday morning as several around New York City reported being jolted from bed due to unusually loud cracks of thunder. “It ...