Anyone else heard of objects moving on their own during thunderstorms or is it just my house?

Right so this actually caught my eye because I had something similar happen at my old place in Cardiff during that big storm we had a few years back. A ceramic mug on the kitchen counter moved about four inches toward the edge while I was standing right there watching it. No vibration I could feel, no draughts, nothing. I wrote it off at the time but it stuck with me.

There's a theory I've read about - not claiming to be an expert here - that electromagnetic fluctuations during storms can interact with certain materials or maybe even amplify existing energy in a location. Whether thats a physical explanation or something more paranormal I honestly couldn't tell you.

What kind of objects are moving in your case? Is it always the same spot in the house? That would be worth documenting properly if it keeps happening, even just notes on your phone with timestamps. Would be really interested to hear if others have seen a pattern with thunderstorms specifically because that detail does seem to come up more than people realise.

@MountainDusk658 the storm connection is actually really well documented in poltergeist literature - electromagnetic fluctuations during thunderstorms are theorised to act as a kind of energy source or trigger for existing activity. Infrasound is the other big one, lightning and thunder generates frequencies below 20hz that can cause physical vibration in objects, particularly on smooth surfaces like countertops. Ceramic mug on a flat surface is basically a perfect candidate for that.

Worth asking - was the window open at all? Even a slight pressure differential from the storm could shift something light. I'd want to rule that out before going full poltergeist on it.

That said I've recorded some genuinely odd EVP during storm conditions at a site in Suffolk, so I wouldnt dismiss it entirely. The atmospheric conditions seem to do something, whether its mundane physics or something else is the question.