Have You Ever Heard What Lightning TRULY Sounds Like

[cgannon64]

I was typing at the computer a few hours ago, and lightning stuck the building across the street from me. From the corner of my eye I saw an amazingly bright light that filled that whole corner of my vision. And it made an amazingly loud crack, like a gigantic whip.

So, what's the closest you've been to lightning, or some other dangerous and rare weather-phenomenon?

(Is this thread pointless? Maybe. )

 

[Greeny]

Originally posted by cgannon64
Have You Ever Heard What Lightning Sounds Like

No, but I've heared what THUNDER sounds like...

 

[EdwardTking]

The sound of Lightning is called "Thunder".

 

[allan2]

Originally posted by cgannon64
So, what's the closest you've been to lightning, or some other dangerous and rare weather-phenomenon?

(Is this thread pointless? Maybe. )

I think my car was struck by it once. At least it seemed that way--scared the bejeezus out of me too!

 

[cgannon64]

Originally posted by EdwardTking
The sound of Lightning is called "Thunder".

Yes, but that is terribly distorted. Lightning, up close, sounds like a gigantic whip.

EDIT: Titled edited to silence the critics.

@ Allan2: Was your car damaged at all?

 

[Mrogreturns]

Don`t worry Cgannon64, I know what you are talking about- nothing like thunder- more a searing cracking sensation. I say senstaion because describing it as just a sound doesn`t do it justice.

 

[allan2]

Originally posted by cgannon64


@ Allan2: Was your car damaged at all?

No. But when it happened, it shook. Or maybe that was me jumping in my seat! There was a gigantic thud on the top of the car (and I heard the "whip" sound too), but no damage.

 

[Perfection]

Just like this

 

[cromagnon]

Pretty nasty lightning storm, eh, CGannon?

I jumped a couple of times while reading today.

ps. Inside a car (with the doors and windows closed) is about the safest place you can be if struck by lightning.

 

[GenMarshall]

CG64,

Well, that happened to me not to long ago.

 

[cgannon64]

Originally posted by cromagnon
Pretty nasty lightning storm, eh, CGannon?

I was confused at this post until I remembered you're in Manhattan. It was a nasty, all-day thing, with the center of it passing over my house several times.

 

[thestonesfan]

Not much can make me jump (nerves of steel and all that), but if I hear a deafening crack of lightning in the close proximity, the instinct for survival is too hard to ignore, and it scares the beejeezus out of me.

 

[nihilistic]

Originally posted by cgannon64
I was typing at the computer a few hours ago, and lightning stuck the building across the street from me. From the corner of my eye I saw an amazingly bright light that filled that whole corner of my vision. And it made an amazingly loud crack, like a gigantic whip.

Oh, I think I've heard that one too ... and the short but hard shower that followed. Didn't make too much of it though.

 

[thestonesfan]

nihilistic doesn't believe in lightning.

 

[WildFire]

I was vacationing in the Outer Banx (NC) and my family was on this unbelievbly small bridge. Then, this bolt of lightning passed only 15-25 yards away from us into the water. Scared the living **** outta everyone. Weird thing is, right when we hit the other side of the bridge, the storm was over

 

[china444]

One time I was in a Tornado.

At Universal Studios in Orlando.(It was a ride, hahaha!)

I had you guys going for a while to!

 

[Ohwell]

I've been struck by lightning multiple times, and each strike made me that much stronger.

 

[cgannon64]

One time at my summer house Ball Lightning went by my Mom's bedroom.

I'm pissed that I didn't see it!

 

[Zarn]

Some lightning struck in front of me (a few weeks ago), but it was a safe distance away. It was definately blinding. I said something religous then keeped walking on the sidewalk.

 

[Chris85]

We had a storm that came in the middle of the night earlier this spring, I had lightning strike twice almost 10 seconds apart about 20 feet from my bedroom window. The bolts were blue and they made a loud weird crackling popping sound, startled the hell out of me. The next day I found out it did a number to my Monitor, VCR, one of my TV's, a portable fan, and a stereo receiver. My neighbors lost their whole computer system from the storm. The National Weather Service had reported over 6000 cloud to ground lightning strikes with that cluster of storms.

I've seen ball lightning a few times before. It's quite a sight to see.