I'm used to thunderstorms, lived with them all my life mostly

But the thunderstorms in South Carolina are different. The thunder here is so close to the ground, and it is really loud and booming. In the midwest the thunder tends to be high and rolling, with the occasional boom burst. In SC, the thunder happens so loud and without warning that you can get so startled you'll feel like you're going to jump out of your skin, haha!