Question?

Ok, I have a question for you all.
When our favorite guy from Portland was here for the gay games, he told me that a thunderstorm that morning had woken him up and it was really nice to hear the thunder. Because in Portland they don't have THUNDER. I was surprised but he insisted that nope, they don't have thunder. I thought it thundered everywhere. But maybe I'm wrong. So can anyone tell me...

IS THAT TRUE? Or was I a total sucker in believing that line of bull. lol.