âI heard this loud crackling noise, and I shot out of bed"; Alice resident details storm effects Thunderstorms in the area Monday night into Tuesday morning caused problems for many, including in Alice. and last updated 2021-05-18 19:02:37-04 ALICE, Texas â Thunderstorms in the area Monday night into Tuesday morning caused problems for many, including in Alice. Around 3:00 a.m., Alice resident Nicole Ruiz was awoken by a crackling sound, and the sound of her house losing power. âI heard this loud crackling noise, and I shot out of bed because I just heard everything in my house shut down. As soon as I opened my laundry room door, it was just rain everywhere. Rain, air, it was everywhere. It sounded horrible, it sounded like a tornado,â Ruiz said.