Yeah I can see how it's annoying.. it usually takes me 20~30 minutes to fall asleep, and I consider that a lot.
Hum, we're surrounded by forest too, and it's not that stormy. I think it's because you're east of the appalachian mountain range (as shown
here), so the hot humid and unstable air from the ocean's gulf breeze current gets trapped around your place and mixes with the cold and dry air coming from western canada/america, creating storms.
I'll be there ^^ (once I register that is xD)