Because me is an object pronoun, and in French object pronouns usually come before the conjugated verb.
Here:
So literally the structure is:
But in natural English:
This word order is normal in French:
Because the subject is singular: Le bruit.
Even though de l’orage adds extra information, the core subject is still just le bruit.
So:
Compare:
Déranger often means to bother, to disturb, or to annoy depending on context.
In this sentence, me dérange most naturally means:
It does not necessarily mean something extremely strong. It can describe discomfort, irritation, or disturbance.
A careful pronunciation is approximately:
luh brwee duh loh-razh muh day-rahnzh
A more IPA-style version is:
/lə bʁɥi də lɔʁaʒ mə deʁɑ̃ʒ/
A few useful points:
In normal speech, the e sounds in le, de, and me may become very light.
French uses definite articles more often than English, especially when speaking generally or referring to something understood in context.
So French often says:
Even if English might phrase something a little differently, French usually keeps the article.
Yes, but it means something slightly different.
The second sentence is broader. It could mean the noise, the weather, the lightning, the general situation, and so on. The original sentence is more specific: it is the noise that bothers you.