I have never, ever heard thunder while it was snowing!!??

[burythehatchet]

This is bizarre. Temp is 33 degrees. It is snowing heavily, but not yet sticking. And now I hear thunder. (This is in Atlanta)

What the deuce?

[CurtEastPoint]

1. LOL! I just wrote the same thing to a friend! In ATL also...

maybe it's due to CPAC??

[burythehatchet]

5. This is really freaky weather. Sometimes I think our economic situation will be

our second biggest problem.

[originalpckelly]

19. I know, when the fuck did this start happening?

I remember the first time I heard it a year or two ago, and it freaked me the fuck out. I can't recall it ever happening once when I was a kid, but then again, I may not have paid attention to it.

[originalpckelly]

23. Other DUers have said they remember hearing when they were younger...

I suspect that just as the ranges of temperature have steadily been changing in different latitudes, this too is a change due to that. Hardiness zones have been changing dramatically since the '90s. A sign of climate change perhaps?

[Lex]

2. I have. It's a snow "storm" after all.

nt

[Toucano]

3. I lived in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and New York

Thunder during a snow storm is not unprecedented.

Freaky, though, ain't it?

[truebrit71]

45. Very freaky indeed...

..first time I heard it I was throughly confused..

[Jackpine Radical]

4. A somewhat rare phenomenon, but I've heard it in Wisconsin--

esp. in the spring when the weather hasn't quite made up its mind whether it's gonna be a soggy snow or a freezing rain.

[TNDemo]

6. It means the devil is beating his wife.

At least that's what I always heard.

[burythehatchet]

12. I love those old wies tales. In India when it rains whle the sun is shining it means

that a fox (the animal) is getting married :wtf:

[DesertRat]

26. I thought it meant that God was bowling.

That's what I heard. ;)

[Motown_Johnny]

7. thundersnow... it happens, unusual but normal.

[unhappycamper]

8. We get thunder snow occasionally in Boston.

Haven't heard it this winter yet.

[madmom]

9. Yup it's called thunder snow....

edited to add link

http://www.theweatherprediction.com/habyhints/334/

[patrice]

10. I've heard it maybe 2 times and I'm an old person in the Midwest/Tornado Alley.

[johnfunk]

11. When I was growing up in the Berkshires, I loved me some thundersnow!

Wild, fun stuff...

[islandmkl]

13. years ago, i was in a storm in late november in southern kansas/northern oklahoma...

blowing snow, thunder & lightning(!)...it was as wild a visual-aural experience as i have ever had (unassisted)...

[jpak]

14. As predicted by the Book of Revelation and Nostradamus

:evilgrin:

[Vanje]

15. End Times, Dude. Its the End Times nt

[burythehatchet]

27. The Age of Kali Yug

Most Hindus today believe that Kali Yug is an evil age. The word "Kali" has a dual meaning... on one hand Kali depicts a beautiful bud and a fragrant rose. On the other hand in later stages of it's life cycle it depicts a flower which has died, decayed and dried up. The same is true of the life cycles of religion. In the beginning, religion is like a beautiful bud and a fragrant rose because whenever one of God's Prophets or Manifestations appear on Earth... He most renews Religion, and a new era of Righteousness in the world of Humanity is born. Similarly, like the beautiful rose which eventually dies, decays and dries up... religion's regenerating force and life giving vitality is obscured.

Hence, there are clear-cut prophecies in the Hindu Scriptures about the bad events to come and evil occurrence to happen in the end-times of Kali Yug. This is the example provided to us by Shri Krishna's religion. Krishna originally did establish a beautifully budding civilization and a spiritualized nobility which flourished like the opening of a "Kali" petal... of a fragrant rose

http://www.bci.org/prophecy-fulfilled/hindutim.htm

[conscious evolution]

16. I heard it also.

I saw the flash and I was like what was that? then the thunder rolled over and I really went wtf!?!

[cmf]

17. I have! In Seattle

And we hardly get either thunder storms or snow.

[BlooInBloo]

21. Thunder storm even less frequently than snow.

[BlooInBloo]

18. Thundersnow info...

http://www.aip.org/dbis/AGU/stories/15238.html

[Donnachaidh]

20. we were saying the same thig -- WTF is THUNDER SNOW?

Son is doing a snow dance hoping to get out of an AP World History exam :rofl:

[B Calm]

22. Indiana boy here. It's not that unusual to here thunder! It's rare, but

not uncommon.

[tangent90]

44. Rare but not uncommon?

:rofl:

sorry couldn't resist :D

[DesertRat]

24. I've experienced thundersnow in AZ

It was a couple of years ago in the White Mountains of eastern AZ. We had a big blizzard accompanied by thunder that rattled us out of bed.

[ThomWV]

25. Doesn't happen all that much here, but we get it once every year or two.

Pretty cool.

[Edweird]

28. That's the 'storm' in snowstorm. Nothing new.

[stray cat]

29. Thundersnow - usually a sign of a huge snow fall!

[TWiley]

30. We get thunder snowstorms in Michigan

They are rare, only a crack or two of lightening, butt they do happen.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

31. I've heard it here a couple of times

in Minneapolis, but it is not a common thing.

[notadmblnd]

32. why would you think it's odd? Do not fear, educate yourself

Thunder is the rumbling or crack of sound that can usually be heard from the sky during a storm. Thunder is caused because lightning heats up the air, to about 30 000ºC, causing it to expand quickly. The rumbling occurs as the sound passes through atmospheric layers at different temperatures.
http://www.econet.org.uk/weather/thund.html

[BlooInBloo]

37. Because thundersnow IS unusual. Durr.

[stray cat]

47. Something you have never seen in your life might be considered odd

rather than a lack of education or fearful superstition as your post suggests

[Judi Lynn]

33. Never heard this my entire life until a few years ago. You can't believe your ears the first time.

It is a reality altering experience to those of us who've lived through so many winters we thought we knew it ALL about snow and winter.

Whoever saw this many ICE STORMS as a kid, anyway? That's another item to ponder.

[emmadoggy]

34. It's freaky when it happens, but not uncommon. We just had it

on Thursday - thunder, lightning and heavy snow with flakes the size of quarters. Like someone upthread said - it seems to happen most during the transition times between fall/winter and winter/spring when the weather isn't really sure which side of the fence to be on, lol.

[cspanlovr]

35. Yea, its coming down, and the thunder was cool. I'm in Atlanta too.

[shadowknows69]

36. We get snow lightning and thunder actually quite frequently

Northern New York, about 35 miles from the Canadian border. Used to get some amazing Aurora Borealis sightings too but I've not seen one in years.

[Arkansas Granny]

38. We had thundersnow here several years ago and it was really a spectacular

show to watch lightning through a flurry of snowflakes. I've only seen it one time.

[benddem]

39. I heard it

once in Germany. It was wild.

[burythehatchet]

40. Wow. Incredibly fast snow accumulation. HUge snowflakes. Time to go for

a walk and shoot some stills.

[shraby]

41. I've heard it more than once. Not really that

unusual.

[siligut]

42. I live in the NW and have only recently ever heard thunder accompanying snow. nt

[tangent90]

43. Pretty common in 'tornado alley', actualy. I recall one thundersnowstorm

that took place in April in Tulsa...it dropped eleven inches of snow and stranded nearly everyone for 2 days. Huge thunder & lightning all night long with heavy snow - it sounded & looked like armageddon. :scared:

[MiniMe]

46. Thunder Snow!

It's rare, but it happens.

[elocs]

48. I have. Just last Thursday. Here in WI we experience all kinds of weather. n/t

[hlthe2b]

49. We have it especially with spring snow storms in Colorado

They used to say, "if you don't like the weather in Colorado, wait a few hours." With global warming effects, I'm not sure the adage shouldn't be..."wait a few minutes."

[proud2BlibKansan]

50. We had thunder snow here in December

Yes it is very odd.

[pnwmom]

51. We had thunder and lightning for the first time in a snowstorm up here in Washington St.

It was very weird.