Two Storms — One Noisy, One Not

Uncategorized 1 Minute

The afternoon thunderstorm was violent. Lightning streaked across the sky, followed by deafening thunder. In the mountains, the thunder exploded, then echoed among the valleys. It was a most impressive display of power. I began watching it from the front porch and switched to the back as it moved slowly in a northeasterly direction. The heavy rain overloaded all the gutters, adding sizzle to the audio mix. When it was over, the bird baths and the waterfall pools were full to the brim.

At 3:30 a.m. I woke up and saw the sky lighting up time after time. Because I heard no sounds, I got up and went to the glass door to watch. I presumed it was lightning and not a transformer sparking through the night. While walking the next day, I asked neighbors Joyce and Julie if they heard thunder. Oh, yes, they had heard the storm, and that’s when I realized my hearing aids slept through it in their charger.

Unknown's avatar

Published by Anne Mehrling

I'm a retiree who loves to write about life in the mountains of North Carolina.

Published

16 thoughts on “Two Storms — One Noisy, One Not”

  6. 😂😂😂sound or not I love summer thunderstorms. The way the sky darkens the lights the thunders the train with its specific smell and looking at it from inside with a hot drink or being caught outside and live it as an adventure🥰 thunderstorms bring me back to my childhood when running to leave the beach before getting caught under the rain or counting between lightening and thunders to guess in how many minutes the rain was coming. Unfortunately in Ireland we have plenty of storms but no summer thunderstorms as it’s never warm enough I suppose🤷‍♀️

    Like

    1. I’m so glad you love thunderstorms. We used to count the seconds, too. The weirdest thunder and lightning for me came during a blizzard in New York. That did not seem right at all!

      Like

Comments are closed.