When there's strong enough convection, along with plenty of moisture, a winter storm can produce thundersnow. During a winter storm, snowflakes and sleet pellets high in the clouds can collide.

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 ...

Areas of thundersnow are typically associated with extremely heavy snowfall rates because the extra lift in such snowbands enhances the production of snowflakes. So, for weather enthusiasts ...

When Patrick Market began researching thundersnow more than two decades ago, he received two very different kinds of responses. “One type was, ‘Thank you for doing this, I knew that I’d seen ...

(WLUK) -- Thundersnow, a rare and powerful winter ... As snow falls heavily, ice crystals and snowflakes rub together, creating static electricity -- much like rubbing a balloon on your hair.

But sometimes it’s a flash high above the surface that really steals the show. Vivid bouts of thundersnow are a rare but beautiful phenomenon that some folks are lucky to experience during the ...

Interestingly, the thunder produced by thundersnow often has a different type of sound from a typical thunderclap. The sound ...

Friday's storm brought an unusual weather combination to metro Detroit — thundersnow. The rare phenomenon happens when thunder and lightning accompany snowfall. Let's take a closer look at ...

With the large snowflakes, we may also see some thundersnow. It's exactly what it sounds like: snow accompanied by thunder. Thundersnow is a relatively rare phenomenon because of the environmental ...

“Right now, [thundersnow] is something we’re considering,” Mr Ramsey said, adding that forecasters will know more about its likelihood by Monday evening. Thundersnow is rare because it ...

How about a little thundersnow. Reports of lightning flashes and thunder embedded in this intense storm system sweeping across Michigan were reported in the Ann Arbor area, Flint and Detroit on ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A brief round of thundersnow made its way through the Pittsburgh area overnight as a winter storm system arrived in western Pennsylvania. Snow arrived in the Pittsburgh area ...