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 ...

Warm, moist air must interact with cold, dry air for thundersnow, according to The Weather Channel. That creates instability, and when ice crystals collide with each other, it creates an ...

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.