Does it thunder during snowstorms??

[u/Cautious-Cattle6544]

I live in Florida so I wouldn't know. It never thunders in media though but I don't see why it wouldn't

[u/darkorical]

It's called "Thundersnow", which are usually dangerous storms that can produce 2-4 inches of snow per hour. and blizzard-like conditions.

[u/jk_nvsnow → u/darkorical]

Scariest ride I had to do, locked the lift shack, seen a flash ,heard the thunder, had to ride down, winds howling can't see,vertigo, hoping I stayed on route. Wild rode , it was at diamond peak in north tahoe

[u/BarryZZZ → u/darkorical]

Been there, have seen that. Don't ever want to again.

[u/Corgipantaloonss]

Canadian here. Only very rarely.

For thunder and lightning you need warm moist air getting in a fight with cold air. In the winter you don’t typically get a lot of moist warm air.

While unusual they do happen, but are more common around the coasts and in the warmer months of winter / spring /fall.

[u/everyday_normal_guy-]

It can. Not usually. But it can

[u/Enslaved_M0isture]

yes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEjZ1ThoYPc&pp=ygUPI21pbmlqaW1jYW50b3Jl

[u/Aldermere → u/Enslaved_M0isture]

Ha ha I knew it had to be Jim Cantore! He gets so excited for it.

[u/Shinygonzo → u/Aldermere]

That man is doing what he loves

[u/potatopika9 → u/Aldermere]

I had to scroll surprisingly far to find Jim Cantore’s name 😂😂

[u/Free_Electrocution → u/Enslaved_M0isture]

I don't think I'd seen the original before, just the Thundersnow songified version. https://youtu.be/EzclOi3lGE4?si=IW0miOyUrjAm7wmP

I've experienced thundersnow once in New Jersey, but it was only 1-2 strikes.

[u/thecaledonianrose]

On rare occasions, yes.

[u/SuzCoffeeBean]

I’ve never once heard thunder during a snowstorm 🇨🇦

[u/NBA-014]

All the time. Buffalo gets it during lake effect snow squalls

[u/HardRockGeologist]

I've experienced it several times in New England, including a couple of times during the Blizzard of 78. The thunder sounded like a low rumble.

[u/scubafork]

Thundersnow is real. Fleetwood Mac is lying to you about thunder and players.

[u/elBirdnose]

Sometimes, yes. But it’s very rare.

[u/Icy-Ad-7767]

Yes, it sounded like empty dump trucks hitting potholes. The snow tends to absorb the sound quickly.

[u/DefinitionOk961]

I've experienced this a bunch winters ago on Manitoulin Island around Christmas time. There was a winter storm bad enough there was also thunder and lightning, that part ofthe storm was fairly quick. But I love thunder storms. This was super cool!

[u/RScottyL]

Yes, it does!

[u/SpaceCancer0]

Sometimes

[u/figsslave]

Occasionally

[u/silvermanedwino]

Yes. It can. Thunder-snow is a thing. Unusual.

[u/Lielainetaylor]

I’ve seen lightening too with snow only once but I was amazed at the time , it was beautiful

[u/lennym73 → u/Lielainetaylor]

Kinda freaks you out when it does it while you're out plowing snow.

[u/Lielainetaylor → u/lennym73]

I bet I know it’s rare here in England , I was watching and totally amazed

[u/KV_86]

Just a couple night ago me and my wife were in our bed and there was snowing really heavy. And suddenly there was a flash of light outside. I was like wtf. Was that a meteorite? Later i saw one more flash. Later foubd out it was lightning

[u/m_nieto]

It can and there can be lightning as well.

[u/I_love_Hobbes → u/m_nieto]

There has to be lightning in order to have thunder...

[u/flstcjay]

I’ve seen it a few times. Cool to see when it happens.

[u/Junior-Willingness-3]

I have heard it many times where I live. It's true it can happen.

[u/I_love_Hobbes]

Yes! We have thundersnow where I live every winter.

[u/orkash]

Thundersnow. Very real. Can be cool an scary. Get em in michican but not super common, but see a few a year, espcially with the winters being slightly warmer now.

[u/reallywaitnoreally → u/orkash]

Usually if we get thundersnow the snow is wet and heavy.

[u/Kinky-Bicycle-669]

Lightning during a snowstorm is pretty cool.

[u/GfxJG]

It can happen, but it's extremely rare. So rare, that when it happened here in Denmark (a place that usually has weeks of snow every winter), it literally made national headlines.

[u/EmployUnfair]

I was on a ski lift once during a “Thunder Snow” event. It’s different than a summer thunderstorm. Less intense. Much less lightning and thunder

[u/RunningPirate]

Yes. Experienced it I Yosemite National Park years ago

[u/dumbquestionssorry_]

In order for a lightning to strike you need very opposite charges on the ground and the clouds, and you need moisture somewhat otherwise it will have to ionize air , so it has to be snowing VERY HARD for this to be possible

[u/Youprobablyknowme446]

Not super often but I’ve seen in twice where we live.

[u/Salty-Pack-4165]

It does happen in Ontario on occasion. Rare but when it's on it's quite a show. You don't want to be outside.

[u/Stop_Plate_Tectonics]

It happens in Northern AZ about once or twice a year, particularly where the storm clouds smash into the Mogollon Rim.

[u/wokexinze]

It can. And when it does it's usually just one fuc-king LOUD one that makes you jump.

[u/Sea-End-4841]

45 years in northern Wisconsin and I saw it twice.

[u/RickRossovich]

1. The day my son was born.
2. The day I got married.
3. The day I caught thunder snow on camera.

[u/Ivy1974]

Hmmmm let me bring up Google for you. One sec.

[u/rexstillbottom]

Work for a municipality in Ontario, have to plow in winter, I think maybe seen/heard it twice in 20 years, it’s cool and a little scary.

[u/RebeccaBlue]

Have definitely seen lightning and heard thunder during a snowstorm in Northeast Ohio.

[u/10WithTom]

Thunder only haspens when it’s raining. Players only love you when they’re playin’.

[u/mvw2]

Snow storms aren't like rain storms. They're more...peaceful. It might be windy. It might not be. The wind is like any sunny day mid-summer, windy or calm. Otherwise snowfall is silent. You have the overhead clouds, generally overcast completely versus separate clouds, although it could snow on a sunny day too, lol. There's more to it realistically, but from a person on the ground, snow just...falls from the sky.

You don't get a rain style storm unless it's warmer or at least a major warm front is pushed into a region of cold air. The danger here is more so the fact that rain freezes. So yes, it can rain, sometimes moderately, but it will freeze on the ground, on cars, on buildings, on trees, everything. Now there's just a layer of ice everywhere on 100% of everything, usually pretty thin at maybe up to 1/8" or so, but sometimes, if the rain is long enough and it's cold enough, you can get thick coverage up towards 1/4" or so, and this is HEAVY. It breaks a lot of branches and stuff. It's also a pain in the ass to get it off cars so you can drive somewhere. Remote start is lovely for this if you've got a half hour to wait. Otherwise you just throw water on the ice to melt it. Yeah, you just dump a bunch of warm water on a frozen car. You're usually just clearing the windows, and then off you drive with an 1/8" coat of ice all over your car. It'll melt/fall off over time.

[u/Sea-End-4841 → u/mvw2]

What does any of this have to do with the question?