Thundersnow is exactly what the name suggests – a snowy thunderstorm. But the winter version of a thunderstorm is far less frequent than the spring and summer thunderstorms most people are used to.

Thundersnow, also known as a winter thunderstorm, happens when a snowstorm is accompanied by thunder and lightning. As of Monday (Jan. 6) morning, the phenomenon has been reported across much of ...

When winter gets weird: Thundersnow, frost quakes and more An expert explains some of the stranger events caused by weather that happen in winter January 22, 2023 More than 2 years ago ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — While the topic of thunderstorms is generally discussed in the summer months, the subject is not the soul purview of the hot side of the year. Now to be clear, winter ...

Thundersnow was reported with heavy snow that blanketed Buffalo, N.Y., in November, for example.Residents reported lightning flashes in the sky as snow piled up on the ground. If it’s uncommon ...

Experts say that thundersnow—a phenomenon when thunder and lightning occur during a snowstorm—tends to bring heavier accumulations. Photograph by David Degner, The Washington Post/Getty Images.

“Thundersnow events usually bring infrequent lightning flashes and quieter thunder as the heavy snowfall muffles the sound.” Even rarer is a phenomenon known as frost quakes, or cryoseisms.

Thundersnow can develop in three ways. Sometimes thundersnow forms like a typical thunderstorm along a powerful arctic cold front. Warm air bubbles and rises in the atmosphere, creating a thunderstorm ...