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 ...

And while some people were kept awake by the thunder clap that accompanies the flashing lights, some people were left wondering why there was no rumbling sound of thunder.

As the team continue to study the acoustics of thunder in relation to lightning, rest assured the next time you get woken up by a booming thunder clap that, no, it's not the apocalypse kicking off.

An e-mail from a reader asks about the sound of thunder and how it varies so much.

Thunder and lightning provide one of the earliest tangible lessons in life about physics and the hidden forces that shape our universe. Counting the seconds between a bolt of lightning and a clap ...

Ruby Kollman, grade 4, New Community School • Hot air and cold rain go together to make a clap of thunder. Chet Adams, grade 3, Edgelea • Particles in the clouds. Clayton Fidler, grade 3 ...

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 ...