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Rolling Thunder
No, I am not referring to the group, Rolling Thunder, whose major function is educating Americans about MIA-POW issues. This group is also dedicated to helping all American war veterans. I am thankful that this group exists though.
And I am not referring to Garth Brooks' song Thunder Rolls.
But, I did think of Garth Brooks' song last night when I was awakened at 3 a.m. by the flash of lightning and the roar of thunder. I have always liked that song, but never understood how long thunder can roll until last night. At home, in our hilly world, thunder will rumble sometimes for 20 seconds. But last night, the roar of thunder lasted for a minute, I bet. I was pretty sleepy, so I wasn't actually counting. My hypothesis is because the land is flat here that the sound can travel longer without bumping into stuff and diminishing.
I admit to being a tad spooked. While I am not sitting around dwelling on it, the signs for tornado shelters abound here in Bloomington, and one cannot help but be aware.
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Happy Memorial Day! Welcome to Illinois. It rained here and then some! Then, the lightning, thunder
and pouring rain returned around 1:00 am. Cindi
Hope you're enjoying your time in IL. I experienced a few tornadoes when I was growing up there in the 60s and 70s, and it was scary, for sure. But after that, the radar got so good that we got plenty of warning before anything happened. Just pay attention to the skies and the weather on the radio or Internet and you'll be fine.