A rare weather event known as “thundersnow” was documented in Astoria Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service ...

of lightning strikes to accompany a particularly strong snow squall snaking off the Great Lakes. A powerful winter storm can also produce the dynamics needed for thundersnow to flourish.

As pockets of snow work through Western Washington, a few of them have been vigorous enough to produce something very unusual ...

6:17pm: We just received reports of thundersnow in NE NJ and lightning detection picked up on a cloud to ground lightning strike near Essex County. — NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) January 19 ...

Video has surfaced of the rare thundersnow weather picked up on National Weather Service radar in Astoria on Wednesday.

“There was indeed a rare thundersnow detected as a sharp ... and in order for balance to be achieved — you get a lightning strike.” While lightning was seen in some parts of the province ...

It’s possible for dozens, or even hundreds, of lightning strikes to accompany a particularly strong snow squall snaking off the Great Lakes. A powerful winter storm can also produce the dynamics ...