Because light travels faster than sound
Thunder and lightning
released energy, thunder.
A thunder storm is one in which a large amount of thunder is heard. Thunder is caused by lightning; it would be more correct to say that a thunderstorm only occurs with lightning strikes.
Any storm that has lightning and thunder is a thunderstorm. It wouldn't matter if there was snow, rain or no precipitation falling, if there is lightning it is a thunderstorm
it would thunder and have lightning
lightning bolts can occur during a thunder storm.
cumulonimbus storm.
The Latin words for thunder and lightning are: Thunder = Tonitrus Lightning = Fulgoris, Fulgor Storm = Procella
The Vikings believed that, during a thunder storm, the Norse god of thunder, Thor, was riding in his chariot. Whenever lightning flashed, the Vikings believed that Thor was throwing his hammer, Mjollnir.
A transient, sometimes violent storm of thunder and lightning, often accompanied by rain and sometimes hail.
Thunder is the sound caused by lightning, there is always thunder with lightning. If you cannot hear thunder maybe that is because you are too far away from the storm.
because thunderstorm sounds better than lightning storm