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 ...

(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.

Thundersnow was also reported in Oklahoma ... like New York City and Philadelphia, may see some snowflakes before changing over to rain.

Interestingly, the thunder produced by thundersnow often has a different type of sound from a typical thunderclap. The sound waves are muffled by the snowflakes, instead of the sound waves ...

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 ...

“It all has to do with how much warm air there is, and when you get sleet, you have these ice crystals or snowflakes that ... and freezes into ice.” Thundersnow, while not nearly as common ...

Touching on what it actually looks like, the service continued: "When thundersnow occurs at night the lightning appears brighter - this is because the light reflects off the snowflakes. Advert ...

Thundersnow and thundersleet are pretty rare ... Snow and a wintry mix have developed across the region. Even "hamster-size" snowflakes were reported at the National Weather Service Office ...

Being a rare occurrence, thundersnow brings together two things that are not ... start to generate electrical charges before they solidify into ice crystals and then snowflakes. A sufficient ...

A weather bomb, a rapidly intensifying storm, will provide the stage for what will become an exceptional snowfall event, with even the risk of thundersnow ... layer where snowflakes grow most ...

Most snowflakes range from dime-size to the diameter ... ski-able powder—in the colder months. 4. You can hear thundersnow if the conditions are right. If you’ve ever heard the unmistakable ...

But what about when it comes to thundersnow within bands of lake-effect ... Lift is a strong upward motion and because of this vertical motion, ice crystals and snowflakes can clash into each other, ...