Dan Nichols
Who, among the chaser community, is really into thunder for the sheer sonic thrill of it? Of all the widely varied phenomena of a thunderstorm, I like thunder the best. That's why we call 'em "thunderstorms". But while traveling on highway speeds one misses much of thunder's voice. It's like seeing a rock concert without hearing its music, or like watching a silent film of the event. That is why I prefer seeing storms outside of my car. Given the (almost too much) plentitude of shopping malls in the Northeast whose overhangs offer rain protection, it is not at all hard to find one along a chase route -- or stay home if Home is in a storm-prone area.
Here is a video that sums up all the virtues -- and a few warm fuzzies -- of a stay-at-home thunderstorm for which my thousand words can't do:
Click here: YouTube - Very loud, very flashy thunderstorm (sorry; doesn't work.You'll need to type it on You Tube itself)
And what is that audible TICK that I sometimes hear, immediately followed by a (usually) very loud thunderclap? If anyone gets a bang out of thunder, let me know.
Here is a video that sums up all the virtues -- and a few warm fuzzies -- of a stay-at-home thunderstorm for which my thousand words can't do:
Click here: YouTube - Very loud, very flashy thunderstorm (sorry; doesn't work.You'll need to type it on You Tube itself)
And what is that audible TICK that I sometimes hear, immediately followed by a (usually) very loud thunderclap? If anyone gets a bang out of thunder, let me know.
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