Turns out it's Weather.com's desktop weather application notifying you of a weather alert/warning/watch. You can disable the sound in the program itself. It's been confusing me for the past 4 days til I just figured it out.
You don't see thunder. You hear thunder. You hear thunder after seeing the lightning because light travels faster than sound. The further the storm away is, the bigger the time between when you see the lightning and hear the thunder.
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No, Thunder is really the sound what we hear when the hot and cool clouds mix.:)
You see lightning before you hear it because light moves faster than sound. Thunder comes from the lightning. You can't hear it until the sound waves reach you.
It travels because of:The boom efect and what it does and how sound travels.
No, you do not need a soundcard to hear sound on a computer or device. Most devices have built-in audio capabilities that allow you to hear sound through speakers or headphones without the need for a separate soundcard.
The thunder is the sound of lightning but you only hear the thunder after the flash because lightning is faster than the speed of sound.
Yes. Thunder is the sound of lighting hitting the ground. Light travels much faster than sound so you see the lighting first and hear the thunder afterwards. If you see the lighting and hear the thunder right after, then you are closer to wear the lighting struck.
You see the lightening, and hear the thunder.
Strictly speaking thunder doesn't make a sound. Thunder IS the sound made by lightning. Thunder is always proceeded by lightning and the sound is literally the sound of the bolt of lightning ripping through the air at an incredible speed ionising the air, rapidly raising temperature, breaking the sound barrier and physically hitting the earth. The sound can be described as a rumble, a screech, a boom or a crack depending upon your proximity to the lightning and its type.
So you can hear sound from the computer.
well, if your far away then no. you wouldn't be able to hear the thunder. if how ever, you are close to the thunder storm you will hear thunder.