more than 400,000 Washington homes were left without power after thundersnow swept across the capital
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Thundersnow typically accompanies heavier amounts of snowfall, Kotenberg said.
He cautions that lightning strikes during thundersnow are just as dangerous as any in a thunderstorm, but since fewer people are outside you rarely hear reports of people being struck.
Thursday morning, I was awakened by thundersnow and a landscape already reshaped in shades of white and gray.
Even when this winter finally ends, thundersnow and its friends will plot their return.
Very cold air moving over the comparatively warm North Sea generated the thundersnow.
The forecast had suggested thundersnow, but the windows looked out on nothing but ordinary drenched lightlessness.
For thundersnow to occur there needs to be a very precise set of circumstances -- the air layer closer to the ground has to be warmer than the layers above, but still cold enough to create snow.
This morning we had widespread thundersnow from Levenworth, Kansas to Warrensburg, Missouri.
In fact, I would not be surprised to hear reports of thundersnow.
The storm brought snow as far south as northern Florida, thundersnow from Texas to Pennsylvania and snowdrifts of more than 10 meters in the north.
Definition of thundersnow in US English:
thundersnow
nounˈTHəndərˌsnō
Snowfall accompanied by thunder and lightning.
thundersnow happens in Iowa about once every winter
Example sentencesExamples
Thundersnow typically accompanies heavier amounts of snowfall, Kotenberg said.
Thursday morning, I was awakened by thundersnow and a landscape already reshaped in shades of white and gray.
For thundersnow to occur there needs to be a very precise set of circumstances -- the air layer closer to the ground has to be warmer than the layers above, but still cold enough to create snow.
The storm brought snow as far south as northern Florida, thundersnow from Texas to Pennsylvania and snowdrifts of more than 10 meters in the north.
Even when this winter finally ends, thundersnow and its friends will plot their return.
In fact, I would not be surprised to hear reports of thundersnow.
The forecast had suggested thundersnow, but the windows looked out on nothing but ordinary drenched lightlessness.
This morning we had widespread thundersnow from Levenworth, Kansas to Warrensburg, Missouri.
Very cold air moving over the comparatively warm North Sea generated the thundersnow.
He cautions that lightning strikes during thundersnow are just as dangerous as any in a thunderstorm, but since fewer people are outside you rarely hear reports of people being struck.