Severe Weather Thundersnow rumbles across St. Louis region, bringing a rare winter weather phenomenon The rare weather phenomenon was heard across the St. Louis region around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Thundersnow is not a common occurrence in winter storms. As its name would suggest, thundersnow occurs when lightning happens within a snowstorm, according to the National Weather Service.

Thundersnow, forecast for early Tuesday, is exactly what it sounds like: a mix of thunder, lightning, and snowfall. There’s a slight chance of the phenomenon occurring for a couple of hours ...

Thundersnow and thundersleet are pretty rare, even though they aren't much different scientifically than run-of-the-mill thunderstorms in St. Louis. In order for lightning to strike and thunder to ...

The phenomenon, known as thundersnow, occurs when a thunderstorm produces snow instead of rain. The weather event is so rare that Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore can barely contain his ...

Thundersnow is also often observed downstream of the Great Salt Lake and the Great Lakes during lake-effect snowstorms. Thundersnow is most likely to occur during heavy snowfall, which can make it ...

Thundersnow occurs when this weather system occurs in the midst of a snowstorm. Why is thundersnow so rare? The conditions required to create thunderstorms rarely occur during the winter months.

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 ...

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A rare weather event known as “thundersnow” was documented in Astoria Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service data, a bolt of lightning was recorded during a snowstorm at about 1: ...

But, while much has been made of the lak e effect snow —which is produced as cold air moves across expenses of warmer lake water—in some areas of New York, residents and storm chasers documented ...

What is thundersnow? While thunderstorms are less common in the winter, sometimes lightning can occur within snowstorms, the National Weather Service said. This is known as thundersnow.