KXAN Austin. First Warning Weather Q&A: Wind shears, Thundersnow & weather safety tips. Posted: April 13, 2025 | Last updated: April 13, 2025. What conditions are needed to form Thundersnow?

Thundersnow is exactly what the name suggests – a snowy thunderstorm. But the winter version of a thunderstorm is far less frequent than the spring and summer thunderstorms most people are used to.

Thundersnow, which is simply a snowstorm with thunder and lightning, was most recently reportedly observed in the St. Louis, Missouri region amid the brutal winter storm, according to the National ...

If you ever see lightning or hear thunder when it’s snowing, make sure you head for safety indoors. ... Thundersnow can also occur over and around mountains as a result of orographic lift.

When Patrick Market began researching thundersnow more than two decades ago, he received two very different kinds of responses. “One type was, ‘Thank you for doing this, I knew that I’d seen ...

When Steiger first began researching thundersnow around 2009, he found that most lightning occurred over water, or within 10 miles of shore. But that pattern began to shift in the ensuing years.

TEXAS, USA — Thundersnow is a rare phenomenon, not just here in Texas, but across the world. It typically occurs across the central portions of the Rocky Mountains and Great Lakes, but even ...

Thundersnow − it's a fun word, and one we don't use often enough. But it was certainly applicable last night, when as much as 7 inches of snow blanketed the city, while thunder and lightning ...

What conditions are needed to form Thundersnow? Learn what those conditions are, how often wind shears occur, and some weather safety knowledge from Meteorologist Rich Segal on this Sunday's First ...

What conditions are needed to form Thundersnow? Learn what those conditions are, how often wind shears occur, and some weather safety knowledge from Meteorologist Rich Segal on this Sunday's First ...