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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.

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