Why Does Thunder Sound Louder in the Cold?During the colder months, it's not often we gets storms that produce lightning and thunder. However, when we do, have you ever noticed thunder sounding or ...

Wintertime thunder is louder because of how sound travels, which depends on temperature and air density. 3News Meteorologist ...

Thunder Over Louisville can be watched live on WAVE News and on WAVE’s streaming platforms on April 22 starting at 2:30 p.m. With Thunder Over Louisville only days away, the Kentucky Derby Festival ...

Measuring the time taken for a sound wave to move from one point to another ... there is a flash of lightning and a student hears the thunder 5 seconds later. How far away is the thunderstorm?

making a shock wave – a huge vibration in the airthat we hear as thunder. We usually see lightning before we hear thunder. That’s because light and sound travel at different speeds.

reflecting the sound waves back toward the ground. This reflected sound back toward the surface makes the thunder sound louder and more intense. It can also echo longer as it bounces between air ...

CLEVELAND — We wrapped up the final week of February with some spring-like storms. These storms produced heavy downpours, hail and even thunder. In the winter, these rare storms often bring loud ...