Is or was ピカドン used for lightning and thunder?


I've read that ピカドン (onomatopoeia for a flash and for a loud bang) is used for
atomic bombs, but is it, or was it prior to Hiroshima, used to describe the
flash of lightning and the sound of thunder?




Both ピカピカ and ドン/ドーン were (and still are) fairly common and generic
onomatopoeias. ピカピカ existed before WWII (confirmed on 青空文庫).

If I understand correctly, their combination, ピカドン, [specifically referred to
atomic
bombs](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%82%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3). It
originated from onomatopoeias, but ピカドン itself is a noun.




Both ピカピカ and ドン/ドーン were (and still are) fairly common and generic
onomatopoeias. ピカピカ existed before WWII (confirmed on 青空文庫).

If I understand correctly, their combination, ピカドン, [specifically referred to
atomic
bombs](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%82%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3). It
originated from onomatopoeias, but ピカドン itself is a noun.

