thundersnow
Lightning during snowfall
Thundersnow is a rare winter storm that produces thunder and lightning along with heavy snowfall.
The same atmospheric conditions that create summer thunderstorms can occur in cold weather, but the phenomenon is unusual enough to excite meteorologists: We got thundersnow last night—I've never seen anything like it.
Atmospheric electrical discharge
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- cumulonimbusTowering storm-producing cloud
- convectiveHeat transfer through movement
- electrificationConversion to powered systems
graupel · atmospheric · instability · meteorology · squall · whiteout · climatology · frontal
Loud deep sound
- rumbleLow rolling sound
- flashBrief burst of light
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- roarLoud, deep animal cry
clap · echo · muffled · eerie · surreal · disorienting · bright · strobe
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- coldLow temperature state
- iceWater's solid form
- whiteoutSnow blindness weather
- windchillPerceived temperature drop
freezing · subzero · January · February · nor'easter · lake-effect · flurries · accumulation
Seldom found or seen
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- unusualNot often encountered
- extraordinaryBeyond what's typical
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
infrequent · seldom · peculiar · novelty · oddity · singularity · sporadic · atypical
lightning
Atmospheric electrical discharge
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- cumulonimbusTowering storm-producing cloud
- convectiveHeat transfer through movement
electrification · graupel · atmospheric · instability · meteorology · squall · whiteout · climatology · frontal · mesoscale
boom
Loud deep sound
roar · clap · echo · muffled · eerie · surreal · disorienting · bright · strobe · illumination
blizzard
Violent prolonged snowstorm
windchill · freezing · subzero · January · February · nor'easter · lake-effect · flurries · accumulation · drifts
rare
Seldom found or seen
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- unusualNot often encountered
- extraordinaryBeyond what's typical
anomaly · infrequent · seldom · peculiar · novelty · oddity · singularity · sporadic · atypical · remarkable
thundersnowclear skies
Absence of cloud cover
calm · flurry · light snow · fair weather · still air
thundersnowheat lightning
Distant thunderstorm glow
summer storm · heat wave · drought · monsoon · sunshower
snow, thunder, snowy, snowball, thundering, snowstorm, thunderstorm, snowflake, snowing