When thunder and lightning occur during a snowstorm, meteorologists refer to the phenomenon as thundersnow. Thundersnow can be found where there is relatively strong instability and abundant ...

A rare weather event known as “thundersnow” was documented in Astoria Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service ...

In the case of thundersnow, the phenomenon occurs when ... snowfall and causing enough electric charge separation for lightning to occur.” ...

Portland’s National Weather Service office shared on social media. KOIN 6 Meteorologist Josh Cozart reports that thundersnow occurs when lightning is produced inside of a snow shower.

Don’t stick around long if you see lightning or hear thunder during a snowstorm A ripping snowstorm is a force to behold. Boisterous snowfall rates with whipping winds reveal nature’s raw ...

As pockets of snow work through Western Washington, a few of them have been vigorous enough to produce something very unusual ...

And in Astoria, frosty conditions have brought about another unusual weather phenomenon: thundersnow. There was some thundersnow in Astoria today around 1 PM PST! This is not often seen in this ...

The rare weather event was reported around 6:17 p.m. Thundersnow is when lightning and thunder occur within a snowstorm. It happens when there is relatively strong instability and abundant ...

(KOIN) — A rare weather event known as “thundersnow” was documented in Astoria on Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service data, a bolt of lightning was recorded during a ...

Video has surfaced of the rare thundersnow weather picked up on National Weather Service radar in Astoria on Wednesday.