(This story, originally published by USA TODAY in 2022, has been republished as part of our January 2025 winter storm coverage.) Thundersnow – a thunderstorm that produces snow instead of rain ...

A storm that pummeled dozens of Midwest states with snow during the weekend also brought another weather phenomena, at least to Missouri: Thunder and lightning. The phenomenon, known as ...

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 ...

(WLUK) -- Thundersnow, a rare and powerful winter weather event, could make an appearance in Northeast Wisconsin as Winter Storm Cooper approaches. This phenomenon forms similarly to a regular ...

For days now, computer models have locked onto the potential for an unusually widespread display of thundersnow -- lightning produced during a snowstorm -- due to the strong lift that this storm ...

Wednesday sees a return to sunshine, although winds still may be strong. The winds will be breezy out west, but not as bad.

Thundersnow was also reported in Oklahoma City ... the Northeast and New England overnight into Thursday. But as the storm moves into the region, it will bring with it some warmer air from the ...

The southern side of a classic spring storm is full of danger. High instability and ample wind shear allows for the ...

Wintertime thunder is louder because of how sound travels, which depends on temperature and air density. 3News Meteorologist ...

And in Astoria, frosty conditions have brought about another unusual weather phenomenon: thundersnow.

Thundersnow happens when strong upward motion within a storm system generates lightning. Snow absorbs more sound than rain, people close to the lightning strike may hear a muffled boom ...