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.

A ripping snowstorm is a force to behold. Boisterous snowfall rates with whipping winds reveal nature’s raw power on even the coldest day. But sometimes it’s a flash high above the surface that really ...

NOAA says the “ingredients” for thundersnow are similar to a thunderstorm: moisture, instability, and a lifting mechanism. In the case of thundersnow, the phenomenon occurs when there is ...

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 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 ...

Have you ever imagined hearing a clap of thunder while watching heavy snowflakes fall from the sky? It sounds almost magical, ...

For fans of snowstorms, thundersnow is the holy grail of winter weather phenomena. And Thursday's blizzard that struck areas from Philadelphia to southern Maine has featured this relatively rare ...

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 ...

By Brandon Miller and Zoe Sottile, CNN 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 ...

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 ...