Ptarmigan Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 What is the loudest thunder you ever heard? For me, the loudest thunders I have heard were late at night, while I am asleep. I remember this one middle of the night storm in September of 1996. There was a storm northwest of Houston, which was forecasted to be weakened. Of course, it turned out it strengthened as it moved over Houston. I heard a really loud clap of thunder, the loudest I have heard in my life. It kept thundering every second for the next 30 minutes. Than the next thing, dead silence. The strange part was there was little rain falling. That same storm caused flooding in Pasadena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwilson Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 The loudest one I ever heard was like this..."Baaaaaaaaaaaaaang!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Hmmm....Dr. Neil Frank retires on Friday, and on Sunday, Ptarmigan posts 5 weather related posts in a row. Coincidence? I think not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I love it when the thunder is loud enough to set off car alarms... for about 10 seconds, then I am annoyed that no one is turning off their car alarms. I have been known to sleep through hail, lightning, and really loud thunder. If one wakes me up it'll be because the roof just got blown off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I've heard thunder so loud that it made my ears ring, much the same as firing a rifle with no ear plugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 The loudest one I ever heard was like this..."Baaaaaaaaaaaaaang!"That's the same one I heard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 One of the loudest (and definately the weirdest) struck only about 50 feet from where I was standing. Not only did it make my ears ring, it was green! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 One of the loudest (and definately the weirdest) struck only about 50 feet from where I was standing. Not only did it make my ears ring, it was green!The weirdest lightning strike I've been through was one particular storm where my building got hit about 20 times. There's a serious lightning arrestor system on the building that I don't pretend to understand. But instead of the huge boom I was expecting... it was a sizzle. I'd be sitting in my apartment -- even facing away from the windows and there would be this incredible light. My entire field of vision turned white. And it was followed by a sizzling noise kind of half-way between bacon and one of those "rain sticks" you used to find at the Discovery Channel Store.It's only happened in one storm so far. I'm looking forward to the next time, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 I am a heavy sleeper, but I since being back in Houston I have been awaken 1-2 times by very loud thunder. Loud enough for my scaredy-cat dogs to jump in the bed and under the covers with me.LOLThat was some loud thunder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FedexPope Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I remember when I was standing in the garage watching our street flood, and then there was just a blinding flash of green light, and a deafening boom. The next thing I knew I was laying on my back on the garage floor. It struck the tree in our front yard. It was so powerful it fried the electronics in my parent's cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 The creepiest kind is when it starts out like a slow sounding CrAcKiNg eerie sound then goes BOOM! Then the car alarms go off, etc. Seem like could measure on the richter scale. The worse must be when a twister or hurricane is quite near. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chenevert Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 About 50 feet away, it struck a horse in the pasture. It was freakin loud. Made me hit the ground and I didnt even see the lightning itself, just herd the thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 The loudest thunder I ever heard was an 11...maybe even a 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptarmigan Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 The creepiest kind is when it starts out like a slow sounding CrAcKiNg eerie sound then goes BOOM! Then the car alarms go off, etc. Seem like could measure on the richter scale. The worse must be when a twister or hurricane is quite near. I have heard those. Those are downright creepy because it comes so suddenly. I remember a few storms like that and the car alarm goes off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 When I moved here three and a half years ago it rained that weekend. It didn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 The thunder that accompanied the lightening that hit the house next door, about a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff8201 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I remember once when I was a kid, a storm was moving in. At the exact moment the weatherman was on, and there it was the loudest, biggest burst of thunder I ever heard in my live. Never been a louder once since. It shook you. It was enough to make the weatherman go Damn! And that was good confirmation that the weather report was indeed live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanS Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 About 50 feet away, it struck a horse in the pasture. It was freakin loud. Made me hit the ground and I didnt even see the lightning itself, just herd the thunder.What happened to the horse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liammclaren Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Thunder is one of my favorite sounds, along with Vladimir Horowitz playing the piano, and distant trains at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Before Ike took my beach house, I used to love the sound of thunder far out into the Gulf. It was a very soothing to wake up to. It sounds much different out over the water with no obstructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houston-development Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 normally when i eat 5-alarm chilli. its so good going down but.... oh, you were talking about, like, real thunder from the skies and stuff. nevermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Loudest I ever heard was 192dbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 When I first moved to the Houston area, in Cypresswood (then, "forest") in Spring back in the early 90's, lightning struck the one pine tree we had on our front lawn. All of our bedroom windows faced it, and I remember thinking when the blinding light was there, I thought it was the end.The next day, an a neat little radius, bark covered our lawn. The lightning spiraled down the tree, and the sap dripped for days. I was very interested in that because I never thought lightning would strike a tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Loudest I ever heard was 192dbs.once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 What happened to the horse?There was an episode of the "Beverly Hillbillies" were Granny wanted to race Mrs. Driesdale's horse. Jethro brought home a horse destined for the rendering plant named "Ole' Glue Pot". After Granny fed the horse some of her "rheumatoid XXX medicine" they promptly changed it's name to "Lightning". The episode ended with "Lighting" winning the race by a long shot. Classic comedy at it's best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 once.What ? speak up ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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