Ice will be a very big threat ... it could turn into light blowing thundersnow. Thundersnow is relatively rare. It happens when a mass of cold air moves on top of warmer air, and there is moist ...

(WLUK) -- Thundersnow, a rare and powerful winter weather ... As snow falls heavily, ice crystals and snowflakes rub together, creating static electricity -- much like rubbing a balloon on your ...

Thundersnow, also known as a winter thunderstorm ... Inside these clouds is a combination of light ice crystals, which float upward, and soft hail known as graupel, which is denser and falls ...

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 ...

LAKE MICHIGAN – Winter weather can create all kinds of wonders on a lake, including thundersnow, seiches, frostflowers, steam devils and ice spikes, to name a few. Even the names are amazing if ...

Atmospheric instability resulted in ’Thundersnow,' an unusual weather condition that brings lightning and thunder during a snowstorm. Photo: Fox ...

One more name we can add to the list is "ice pancakes." While not as evocative as "frostflowers" or "steam devils," the name is certainly descriptive. If someone told me that ice pancakes were ...