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The weather here in the Dallas area has been strange since last fall. It has been very rainy and/or overcast much of the time. Yesterday, May 10, the Dallas record was broken for the coldest high. This is all quite unusual for Texas which is normally sunny, dry and warm. I joked to a friend that it appears Dallas has been moved to Seattle !!
Several times while it was stormy around the general area... but NOT storming in my immediate area... I have heard ONE HUGE LOUD POP, a single bolt from the blue... then nothing.
Late last night was especially strange. Again, there was bad weather in the general area... but it was quiet at my house. I happened to be near a window when I heard a weird lone low sound in the distance that sounded exactly like a foghorn. I thought to myself: "What is that? Strange, it sounds like a foghorn!" [which doesn't happen here.] I no sooner thought that, then BOOM!!... another HUGE SINGLE POP of lightning/thunder... or whatever it was... then nothing.
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