Thunderstorms - do you like them - or do you fear them?

[Zebra]

Some info:

A thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm or a lightning storm, is a storm characterized by the presence of lightning[1] and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere, known as thunder.[2] Relatively weak thunderstorms are sometimes called thundershowers.[3] Thunderstorms occur in a type of cloud known as a cumulonimbus.[4] They are usually accompanied by strong winds[1] and often produce heavy rain[1] and sometimes snow, sleet, or hail,[1] but some thunderstorms produce little precipitation or no precipitation at all. Thunderstorms may line up in a series or become a rainband, known as a squall line. Strong or severe thunderstorms include some of the most dangerous weather phenomena, including large hail, strong winds, and tornadoes. Some of the most persistent severe thunderstorms, known as supercells, rotate as do cyclones. While most thunderstorms move with the mean wind flow through the layer of the troposphere that they occupy, vertical wind shear sometimes causes a deviation in their course at a right angle to the wind shear direction.

Thunderstorm - Wikipedia

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[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Some info:

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[toobfreak]

Thunderstorms - do you like them - or do you fear them?​

I love the electrical displays, I love all things electric. I used to stand out in electrical storms and take pictures of the lightning.

 

[Ralph Norton]

I used to stand out in electrical storms and take pictures of the lightning.

I trust you have ceased doing that?

"RAT FART!!!"

 

[occupied]

I work outside in Florida. I've seen so many lightning strikes close by that I get nervous when I'm caught out in a storm. When they happen when I am home I get the best sleep I ever get.

 

[toobfreak]

I trust you have ceased doing that?

Kind of. But I used to study how lightning affects buildings, transmitters and such and with a pretty good idea of where the minimal likelihood of a strike would be by knowing the strongest attractors, plus being in an area of minimal ground strikes, I felt pretty safe.

 

[TNHarley]

I love to watch storms

 

[Esdraelon]

Living near the panhandle of Florida, you learn to respect the danger of lightning. I walk a lot and I used to walk county roads in rural areas but in summer getting caught in a lightning storm is a little too exhilarating.

 

[lg325]

Being a rural Florida cracker who experienced all types of thunderstorms maybe a better answer from me would be ''awed''. Nature is amazing.

 

[Zebra]

Please provide additional commentary than simply "Some Info"

OK!

In the last few days there were heavy thunderstorms here in our region.

And warnings again and again.

And talk of climate change etc.

That's why i opnened this thread.

 

[Zebra]

I love to watch storms

So do I, really!

 

[Zebra]

I love the electrical displays, I love all things electric. I used to stand out in electrical storms and take pictures of the lightning.



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Some thunderstorm!

 

[Oddball]

I trust you have ceased doing that?
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"RAT FART!!!"

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[Bleipriester]

Some info:

Thunderstorm - Wikipedia

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[Crick]

I enjoy thunder and lightning ("sturm und drang"). I grew up in Kansas and then moved to Florida and so have seen more than my share. I like a good downpour as well. In Florida in 1985, an unnamed storm, by my rain gauge, dropped 30 inches of rain on us in 24 hours. The canal behind the property overflowed and I had 2.5 - 3 feet of water flowing across my lawn.

 

[Bleipriester]

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[Rocko]

when my dogs used to hide under the table during thunderstorms I thought it was the cutest thing

 

[Crick]

when my dogs used to hide under the table during thunderstorms I thought it was the cutest thing

Thunder jackets work well.

 

[Rocko]

Thunder jackets work well.

What are those?

 

[Crick]

What are those?

They are snug jackets that you can put on a dog or a cat (they come in different sizes) that are very effective at relieving stress. It's a trade name. You can look them up. They carry them at most pet supply stores (PetSmart, PetCo, etc)