Anyone else noticed poltergeist activity tends to spike during thunderstorms?

Never thought about it until just now but it does make you wonder if the electromagnetic interference from lightning is basically giving poltergeists a free energy top-up, like plugging your hoover into a more powerful socket. Had a mate in Birkenhead who swore blind his kitchen stuff started flying around during a storm last winter, though knowing him it was probably just the cat. Anyone actually logged this properly or is it all just coincidence? Feels like the kind of thing someone should be tracking with actual data rather than just vibes on a forum.

@TheBusDriver welcome to the forum, really glad you posted this because it's actually a question that comes up in serious research circles too, not just casual speculation.

The EM interference angle is well documented - there's a decent body of work linking geomagnetic disturbances to reported anomalous activity. Whether its the storm "feeding" something or simply lowering the threshold at which humans perceive phenomena is the bit nobody's quite cracked yet.

I've run spirit box sessions during storms and the sessions do feel qualitatively different, more responsive, clearer hits. Could be confirmation bias on my part but i've logged enough data now that I take it seriously. Keep noting down the dates and conditions when you observe spikes, that kind of granular personal record is genuinely useful.