Some people in southern Ontario on Wednesday reported hearing the relatively rare weather phenomenon known as “thundersnow” that can happen in the winter and early spring. The weather system sweeping ...

Thundersnow was spotted in Toronto and parts of southern Ontario. Here’s why it occurs. Updated April 3, 2025 at 11:44 a.m. April 2, 2025. April 2, 2025. 1 min read. Save.

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 ...

The FOX 11 Storm Chaser captured lightning from thundersnow in 2019. A viewer, Lonna Einberger, shared a video of thundersnow during Winter Storm Amelia in 2021.

Around 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, radars picked up indications of thundersnow about 5 miles southeast of Astoria, according to the National Weather Service in Portland.

A rare weather event known as “thundersnow” was documented in Astoria Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service ...

Intense bands of lake-effect snow are the most common way we experience thundersnow in Canada.. With towering clouds and very heavy snowfall rates, these convective bands of lake-effect snow can ...

While some Ontarians experienced some nasty winter weather early Tuesday morning, others reported experiencing something a little different as a thundersnow storm hit parts of the province.. In ...

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 ...

Like any good thunderstorm, thundersnow needs instability, warm air and lift to occur. A strong cold front peeled over a fairly warm Lake Michigan, resulting in a strong snow squall.

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As many in the region will have noticed, the storms generating the thundersnow were packed full of snow—Copenhagen saw 58.8 inches of snowfall in 24 hours, according to AccuWeather.