A storm that pummeled dozens of Midwest states with snow during the weekend also brought another weather phenomena, at least to Missouri: Thunder and lightning. The phenomenon, known as thundersnow, ...
Thundersnow – a thunderstorm that produces snow instead of rain – is sometimes reported during winter storms. Made famous by Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore, whose excitement at hearing and ...
Thundersnow is possible, but it is pretty rare. The reason has to do with the conditions needed for lightning to form in a ...
Read full article: Snow and sand on a beach? Here’s how it happens. ORLANDO, Fla. – This winter has been active as cold front after cold front has brought several storms packing quite a bit of ...
Among the rarest of weather phenomena, thundersnow could rattle portions of northern Michigan over the next couple of days as a potent winter storm moves across the area, the National Weather Service ...
A "very rare" event happened in northern Idaho on Sunday night when at least a dozen lightning strikes hit the region during a winter storm. Idaho and many other states in the northwestern U.S. are ...
(This story, originally published by USA TODAY in 2022, has been republished as part of our January 2025 winter storm coverage.) Thundersnow – a thunderstorm that produces snow instead of rain – is ...