Holy Cow
I just heard (and felt) the loudest crack of thunder ever in my life. My apartment rattled as if it were an earthquake, and you could here the thunder reverberate all down East Main Street. Minutes later, I heard sirens and emergency vehicles driving by. Judging by the lightning flash that preceeded the thunder, I would guess the strike landed two or three miles away. In this case, it sounded like a bomb was dropped a block away from my apartment. Wow.