To his happy surprise, it turns out this weekend’s storm was a rare “thundersnow” event in which the blizzard was punctuated by occasional bursts of lightning. The Weather Channel itself has ...

The phenomenon, known as thundersnow, occurs when a thunderstorm produces snow instead of rain. The weather event is so rare that Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore can barely contain his ...

The unique weather event, known as thundersnow, is gripping parts of the country, raising concerns among meteorologists. How does this seemingly contradictory weather event occur? And what are the ...

Thundersnow – a thunderstorm that produces snow instead of rain – is sometimes reported during winter storms. Made famous by Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore, whose excitement at ...

Thundersnow, a rare combination of snowstorms with thunder and lightning, swept through the Midwest and East Coast, disrupting travel and causing extreme weather conditions across multiple states.

It’s a weather event so rare that Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore erupted in shouts of excitement when he witnessed thundersnow during a 2011 Chicago blizzard. Earlier this year ...

Swap out the rain, and replace it with snow, and you have what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) describes as the “rare weather phenomenon” known as thundersnow.