ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – During a thunderstorm, have you ever heard a loud clap of thunder that shook the entire house and maybe even gave you a little scare? These booming sounds are caused by ...

On a cold, thin-aired world where sound barely carries, a NASA rover has picked up something that should not be possible: the ...

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 ...

ST. LOUIS — Many people, especially in the Brentwood area, reported exceptionally loud thunder that lasted longer than usual in the pre-dawn hours Wednesday. Turns out, in certain weather situations, ...

Sound travels one mile in five seconds (that's a speed of 768 mph...and yet light is well faster than that!), so if you count 10 seconds between a flash of lightning and when you thunder, that means a ...

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Thursday’s Ask Storm Team 11 question comes from Geoffrey Smith. He asks: “How does thunder roll that way where it’s more than just a singular clap?” Let’s first talk about why thunder occurs. When ...

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 ...

Thunder and lightning were reported across the Puget Sound region on Saturday as thunderstorms moved through the area. How many lighting strikes? The National Weather Service in Seattle is keeping ...