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[edit] severe thundersnow

should this phenomenon be included in the articleas well?

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 602 PM CST TUE FEB 11 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

  • SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
MARSHALL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  • UNTIL 645 PM CST
  • AT 602 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...WITH HEAVY SNOW... OVER SPARLAND...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LACON...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
  • THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
HENRY LACON VARNA TOLUCA WENONA DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THIS DANGEROUS STORM. GO TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR ANY STORM DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

[edit] References in Pop Culture

  • I've seen thundersnow in Halifax, Canada several times in recent years. Dezzo 09:36, 30 December 2006 (UTC)


Yesterday (i live in a small town in kansas) We had thundersnow it wasreally quite strange. It was thundering and the power went out for a few seconds but it sleeting/snowing outside Suggested Addition to Thundersnow:

[edit] On a Personal Note (not for article addition)...

Thundersnow seems to follow me around the world. I witnessed the rare event in Munich in 1989, and then again two weeks ago during the 2006 nor-easter in central Maryland. Twice already in one lifetime, with 60+ more winters expected! EikwaR 05:54, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

You might be a weather god. Ever read Hitchhiker's Guide? 71.196.233.110 (talk) 05:06, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Not only 10 strikes a minute but

The lighting was GREEN and it lasted SIXTEEN HOURS! =) http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf/storm101206.html Jskelly 05:12, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] References shed greater light on topic

I found a reference that refuted the triple point theory in synoptically forced thundersnow. A study actually reveals it's most active in the comma head, which makes sense due to the frontogenesis that occurs within that part of an extratropical cyclone. References continue to be added. Who knows what else may not be correct. Thegreatdr 02:08, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Non-American example

Thundersnow occurred in the United Kingdom in January 2004. I don't know how common/rare it is in this country. 81.153.110.165 04:31, 7 February 2007 (UTC)


Thundersnow is very rare across most inland parts of the United Kingdom, and 28 January 2004 was a very unusual event. However, eastern coastal areas occasionally receive lake-effect thundersnow caused by cold northerly or easterly airflows passing over the comparitively warm North Sea. Western coastal areas can get similar lake-effect thundersnow generated over the Atlantic or Irish Sea in polar north-westerly airflows. However, even in the most prone areas, the frequency of thundersnow is typically no more than once every few seasons. Tws45 23:01, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] February 1, 2008: Englewood CO, ~21:30

I just went through an intense thundersnow, though there were only five lightning bolts in total. I doubt there were any ground strikes. Three of the bolts seemed to be almost directly overhead, but probably quite a ways up into the clouds. Something I noticed is that the thunder was long-lasting. In three cases the loudest part of the report lasted about five seconds. One bolt- which seemed to be the closest (and most intense by a large margin)- I recorded on my cell phone. It sounded like the primary report lasted about eight seconds. If I heard correctly, that would make mean the bolt was about two miles long extending away from my approximate location (really impossible to know). I had less than a second to start recording after a frighteningly intense flash of overhead light. I could hear echos- probably bouncing off of buildings up to several miles away- lasted out to about 17 seconds. Two kinds of snow were falling simultaneously- light flakes and round snow pellets pea-sized and smaller. Not hail, nor sleet. Soft. Accumulation was about an inch in half an hour. The temperature is hovering right around 32 degrees F and the weather report mentions a "freezing fog." 71.196.233.110 (talk) 05:05, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

There was, in fact, a ground strike at a house at Pennsylvania and Floyd in Englewood tonight. No reported injuries, but you're right, the storm was intense. 76.25.245.5 (talk) 07:32, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Very cool. I love Wikipedia. Is that what the emergency response was about? Very glad no one was hurt. 71.196.233.110 (talk) 16:21, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

I've since found out that there were TWO ground strikes within a five-block radius, and one of those was near Gilpin & Girard. That one a tree, I hear, and was rather harmless though it burst some lightbulbs - nothing like the one that hit the house. Amazing that damage wasn't worse given how low the lightning appeared to be. 76.25.245.5 (talk) 08:11, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] February 10th, 2008: Lima, Ohio ~Between 1:30 and 1:50 AM

HOLY CRAP!!! They said that the Thundersnow occurred in Lima, Ohio. I live in Green, Ohio (near Akron and Cleveland,) and I heard it like it was right outside my house! (And I know what that's like!) That's halfway across the state!! My brother was driving home, and he said that everything turned white, and he couldn't even see the inside of his car! He actually said that he though he was dead for a minute. (White light, haha). Even so, I'd say that from where I was sitting, the light seemed to have kind of a bluish tint for a minute. The first loud strike sounded like a power plant exploded or something. There were a few more strikes, but there was no flash from what I could see, and it was more like rumbling. My brother's girlfriend, who lives forty minutes away, said she heard it about two minutes later. That was one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen.

[edit] Massachusetts occurrence

Need sources for occurrence in Boston, MA at 1:45PM and 4:00PM today before adding it in. -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 22:04, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Something to keep an eye on...

Rumors of thundersnow in Arkansas and West Tennessee today...obviously wait til sources confirm it... --SmashvilleBONK! 22:22, 7 March 2008 (UTC)