That seems very realistic to me.
At least where I live, thunderstorms first display the usual lightning&thunder coming up....then, when the storm is overhead, big raindrops (or hail) slowly start to fall, 1 here, 1 there....then suddenly, the rain starts pouring down, and this is usually an indication, that the actual storm-centre has already passed overhead, and that the rain is just the aftermath.
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