No. Rivers do not have any significant affect on thunderstorms. If a thunderstorm appears to follow a river, it is by coincidence. It is also worth noting that every direction is roughly parallel to a river somewhere.
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Rainwater from thunderstorms can make its way underground and raise the water table.
lightning is an amazin specticle for most people
Blizzards, tornadoes, and thunderstorms can all cause power outages by damaging or destroying power lines.
The affect of rivers flooding in Mesopotamia was that the rivers would deposit silt which was very good for growing crops
In the simplest terms, rising masses of warm, moist air trigger thunderstorms. Tornadoes need thunderstorms to form.
Mainly hurricanes thunderstorms and tornadoes
Hurricanes, thunderstorms, and tornadoes can all cause damage to vegetation and man made structure through their winds. Hurricanes and thunderstorms both produce rain, which can sometimes lead to flooding. It should be noted that hurricanes produce thunderstorms and thunderstorms, including those found in hurricanes, are what produce tornadoes.
because animals have very sensitife ears and the thunder affects them
assuming they do not go flying away they will most likely get wet
yes it does :)