Louder than...

One thing I miss here in Germany are the rip-roaring thunderstorms that I grew up with. Those storms offered a little bit of everything: loud and rocking thunder, lightning and its cracking sound, wild wind, rain, sometimes even hail. That is not to say that we do not get thunderstorms here. We certainly do, but they are milder and generally softer in sound compared to the ones in the South. Tornadoes are also relatively rare here. Only a few are recorded each year in comparison to the numerous ones found throughout the States. In other words, storms are much safer here. Still, I do miss the loud, rollicking, cracking thunder of an almost-violent weather storm. In the meantime, I will have to satisfy myself with the pretty rough winter storms we get here, something that usually not a concern in the South, except for the occasional ice storms.