NEW ORLEANS — There are three likely explanations for the loud, continuing boom heard around New Orleans Monday morning: Terrifying fish monsters from a horror movie were released from their ancient ...

Ever notice thunder sounds louder at night? A rare weather twist makes storms rumble farther after dark; here’s why.

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 ...

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 ...

WILMINGTON -- It may not be the newest of theaters, but the Thalian Hall Center for Performing Arts' antiquity provides it something unlike any other theater in the country: a Thunder Roll. By rolling ...

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 ...

All gases expand when the temperature increases, so when lightning superheats the air at just a fraction of a second, the air expands so rapidly that it compresses the air in front of it. Thunder is ...