Just so you know, it's not lightning that you hear it's the thunder that roars through the clouds after the lightning strikes. Thunder is the result of super heated air expanding into the cooler air around it.
I always thought it was the after effect of that expansion, i.e. cold air rushing back to fill the vacuum caused by the expansion. Thanks for putting me right.
As the heated air expands after lightning in the form of thunder, the pressure drops, the air cools and it contracts quickly, The result is the loud booming burst of noise sent in every direction.
I have an intense fear of thunder....yeah, I know, totally irrational. I love these videos because I'm trying to cure myself by cranking the sound and doing other things....this one was awesome! Thanks for posting!
I have the same fear. Ive been terrified since i was a child. It makes no sense but these vids help alot. I also have storm audio that i leave playing while i sleep. So glad someone else has the same phobia. Best of luck to u :)
I have no fear of thunder. But I do have a nervousness of having several thousand amps of electricity shoved through my body. So yeah, I am very respectful of thunderstorms.
I used to be the same way. I grew up in California, and for us, thunder and lightning were rare events. Once I got married, we moved to Virginia, and I got over my fear really quick! Now I enjoy most of the things I used to be afraid. of. Still afraid of heights, though! I'll never get over that one.
I love chasing storms for lightning photography, and what he is experiencing is a lightening barrage ahead of a severe storm! He hints at going out in the rain but he’s smart enough he has no death wish and I most certainly won’t leave my vehicle with all the “positive CG” striking nearby! At one point lightening strikes and within 2-300th of a sec you hear the thunder and it actually makes the lights in his home turn on!!!! Usually it’s the other way around!!! Great video dude!!!! Wish I was there with my camera set all set up!!!!!
loved watching this storm!!! Also nice how all the big strikes have been replaced so they are easier to find on the time bar. also, random question - has anyone ever commented that you have the same eyes as brie larson?
Marcus, love the video. What a monster storm. Im up in Northern Michigan and we've had similar storms up here. 2 in the last 2 years. Both hit about the 2nd week in july each year.. I'll never forget. Almost exactly like what you just recorded. The 1st of the two hit us 2 years ago..just as noisy. The second last summer ...lot's of lightening....actually freaky blue lightening to be exact. Thank you for posting...I bet ya Storm chasers would get a kick out of your video.Crazy stuff
Beautiful storm!!! Love those bolts. There's no such thing as sheet lightning, the bolts were behind you and you were just seeing the illumination from them. Each of those pops were definitely bolts hitting the ground rather close to you, just most likely on the other side of your house. Great storm! ❤
I just moved to Palm Bay Fl 2yrs ago from the Oregon coast and my favorite thing about Florida is the Thunderstorms and the lightning in the clouds but I do miss home on the Oregon coast. But the weather in Fl is quite entertaining. Great video :)
Wow, that's super awesome! Talk about an adrenaline rush :D Gotta love thunderstorms. Too bad these are rare here in the Bay Area in California. Superb lightning/thunderstorm video!
This video was a lot of fun to watch...how excited you got with all the close hits! Did you used to live in the Pacific Northwest or Alaska before? I've been around lightning my whole life. Lived in the southeast for 5 years, then in central Indiana for 16 years, and now in Tampa Bay for 11 years. I still get just as excited as you with each storm we get. I'm in Safety Harbor on the western shore of Tampa Bay, near Clearwater. We're right in the heart of Tampa Bay and this storm is a regular thing here during the summers. Your video is 4 years old, so you definitely know by now! The storms here are breathtaking. I'll NEVER ever leave. It's unfortunate that at the end of September, the storms shut off like a light switch and nothing happens for 8 months until June rolls back around. But I savor every evening in the summer. I have a bunch of storm videos too, haha.
Pretty amazing lighting and thunder over there. Netherlands does not have like those. But still sometimes we get big ons now and then. I love it that marcus sometimes just films the nature. A little break from the games is good too.
Nice video! I know what that's like man.. where I live the loudest lightning strikes you heard are normal for us. We're on a mountain top and when it storms we take cover. lol. Great job Marcus.. "Holy Shit"!! haha
Just experienced having a storm like that over my home. I was in total awe and recorded some of it to send to my kids in Texas. The sound of the thunder recorded is nothing close to how it sounds overhead. A few so loud and unexpected they made me jump/scream in fright and go back inside. Just for a minute though and then I was drawn back out to my porch to watch and listen to more.
Last night I almost fell out of my bed in shock, there was an absolutely huge thunderstorm (I swear it was exactly like a hurricane) and in the middle of the night the scariest lighting strike hit with the loudest thunder I have ever heard. When he said “that was the loudest lighting I ever heard” all I could say is “the one I heard was about 10x louder” it woke up everyone in my house and my dog kept barking in fear, in the morning I woke up and so many trees fell down :< and the weather forecast is still saying that it wasn’t a hurricane
I experienced a thunderstorm like this a couple summers ago in southeastern Massachusetts. We aren't known to have severe thunderstorms, but that particular day in July was very hot, humid and unstable and produced a massive storm much like this one.
A storm we had a couple weeks ago in SC was like that one. I bet you're enjoying the storms in Tampa now. Lol. That lake you talked about should help fuel storms. I didn't think Lake Greenwood was big enough to influence storm formation, but that storm we had proved otherwise. You could see storm after storm forming right over the water on radar. Unfortunately I couldn't stand outside like you did here. Apparently I put out a strong opposite charge, meaning lightning seems to be attracted to me. Been damn near struck numerous times.....close enough to feel the heat.
spring is upon us in the midwest of the US. I'll have my SD card and camera ready for the storms that come through here. I love to get them on video too. I'm crazy
Woww amazing footage! I would be running like hell to get inside! I can't believe you said you would be moving to Tampa of all places! I live in Tampa and sure there may be more lightning but the storms are wimpy and pass through in Like 5 minutes! I'm jealous of that crazy storm! Lol so cool
😀😀3:30, I was just thinking that people may not understand yours or others responses but when you're in it, it's in the air, you can feel the atmosphere is, electric! When I visited the Black Forrest in Germany my first night not long after arriving there was an almighty storm and it felt so, so much closer than I'm used to. With one enormous crack my right arm flew out in this weird spasm, I had zero control over it! So back home I googled whether the Black Forrest emerged either from a volcano or as high as the land was it had been hit by a meteorite because when you're there it feels like you're in a bowl,..it was very beautiful and I'd recommend if you've the chance to and visit plus I love pine tree's, apparently they're Canadian pine tree's, we had a couple of pine tree's around our land in the country in the UK, as the guy who built the house originated from Toronto....
Top stuff lol Could have watched this for a few hours. Did you end up moving to the new place with the high lightning activity ? I assume this was recorded during summer ? :) By the way your BBQ got a wash i see :)
3:10 If lightning and thunder is almost simultaneously happening, It's less than 100 yards away!, It's definitely on top of you if it happens more than once
I love love love this video I've looked at lots of lighting and thuder storms but this is my favorite .I thing its a combination of the storm and you expressions .I live in ft laud fl and love our storms
I really enjoyed your video with how casual you are. Just a note, you hear thunder, not lightning. Yes, it looks like sheet lighting and the ones that produce the really loud thunder are closer to you and are likely positive bolts that are a lot hotter so produce louder, more slamming thunder.
3:11 In a night with 30 C (86 F) room temperature in summer 2013 I had the big window of my bedroom wide open (A/C is not really a thing here in Germany). I saw weak weather lightning, but heard no thunder. According to the radar the thunderstorm was at least 30 km (19 mi) away and according to the forecast the thunderstorm should not come closer. I went to sleep and a few minutes later, without any warning, a lightning bolt like this one struck the antennas of the town hall tower right across the street. I fell out of bed and banged my head on the bed table and almost sh*t my pants 🤣 I flinched as well now and immediately had to remember 😂 Unfortunately, we rarely have strong thunderstorms here, I love it so much!
what your hearing is thunder from CG lighting (cloud ground), if its that close from the lightning strike to the thunder its CLOSE!. Looks like there is a lot of CG lightning in this video. Awesome storm!!
If the thunder is really loud and quickly follows the lightning, it's close. You can easily find out how close the storm is by counting from after you see the flash until you see the thunder. 5 seconds = 1 mile away. If you're counting and you don't hear the thunder, chances are the thunder is too far away to be heard.
That is! AND...... When we get to our new home in Tampa I plan to have it in a few of the videos. I'll be redoing my BBQ pizza video that I originally shot in 2008. :)
Down here in Alberta Canada we normally get these kinds of thunderstorms after a really hot day. Maybe not this bad, but close. We've had trees blown down by the wind several times.
We Lived On A Farm While Back In N.J. We Had A Big Thunderstorm. Storm Ended So I Thought. I Was Heading Toward The Barn. All Of The Sudden Big Flash. Blinded Me And Boom! Sounded Like A Giant Board Cracking. Finally Open My Eyes. Hit The Tree In Front Of Me. Popped The Roots Out Of The Ground They Were Smoking. Also Split The Tree And Set It On Fire. It Was So Loud. I Couldn’t Hear For A Good Half Hour. That I Will Never Ever Forget.
It's been a while since we had a thunderstorm like that in montreal. On my personal scale, with 10 being the worst I have faced, yours would rank a 7 (and they're pretty rare too). Let us know how it is in Tampa when you get settled =)
