Rising air forms clouds during the process ... creates the “crack” sound of lightning, and the columns of air rumble and vibrate to create a boom of thunder. The time between lightning and ...

That is because the creation of thunder ... thunder. Lightning associated with thundersnow storms is far less frequent than in summertime storms, however, and is generally the cloud-to-cloud ...

It also results in loud, roaring thunder. On average in the U.S., more than 20 million cloud-to-ground lightning strikes occur each year. Cloud-to-cloud lightning occurs when a negatively charged ...

These towering clouds can reach heights near 50,000 feet, covering up to 200 square miles. Inside, they are full of moisture and electricity bringing lots of thunder and lightning. We don’t ...

If you happen to catch the roar of thunder, you’re probably within a mile or two of the strike. Even though it may seem harmless and a lot of thundersnow lightning remains within clouds ...