Have you ever seen or heard lightening and thunder during a snow storm? (earthquake, temp)
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I am 44 and had never experienced thunder and lightening during a snow storm. It is different. I thought we were having an earthquake when I heard the thunder the other day while it was snowing. The lightening hit an apartment complex roof and put holes in it. Is that crazy or what?
Right now it is raining,sleeting,icing,snowing,thundering and I haven't seen any lightening yet today, but boy I mean to tell ya, it's a mess. We are expecting 6 to 10 inches of snow today and tonight. It has been snowing almost every weekend for a while now. I am not sure what the temp is right now. WEll we should be able to produce alot of snowmen.
That is unusual weather, but I've seen it, too. It's kind of scary cause it is so odd that you just think the world is going to end. But who knows~the weather is weird in about a third of the country today and it's Super Tuesday. Maybe it is going to end.
I remember that happening on occasion when I lived in Michigan. I'm no meteorologist, but I believe it's called "thundersnow" and is caused by the same convection processes as regular thunderstorms.
I've seen it in both Michigan and Maine. Several years ago while living in Maine a young man was struck by lightening during a sledding party with family and friends. No rumblings or forewarning, just out of nowhere during the snowstorm it hit. That ended up being quite a storm.
It is grumbling out now. It just seems like an endless grumble. I have been in Texas storms that I thought I was going to die for sure in, but thundersnow?? Ok, well I have learned something today. We are expected to get up to 28 inches tonight!! Yes, it has changed that fast since my first post. I don't think they know how much we are going to get. Thanks for all the response, I did not know this was so common. They usually keep me penned up so I don't get out much. LOL Good Luck Ya All!! Look for my feet sticking out of a snow drift. LOL I will report tomorrow how much we ended up with over night. That is if my puter is still running by tomorrow.
Thanks azsundevil. It was an interesting little article. My honey explained it to me last night too. I think we can also have winter toranados. That is horrifically scary to me. I thought I'd seen the worst color and speed of clouds I'd ever seen it Texas. I could reach up and my hand went through the black,gray,blue clouds flying at least 100 mile per hour. There was no wind around me, as a matter of fact, I reached down at my ankles for the little white puffy clouds. Talk about scary!!! 21 people died on that highway that day. They got beat to death with softball size hail and flash floods took alot of them. I was supposed to be at that very spot at that very time. Something told me to pull over and get a motel. I stood in the middle of this motel parking lot by myself, calling home to tell my son I love him. I just knew I was gonna die that night. Scariest sky I ever saw.
Oklahoma is another one that can come up with some ugly clouds. Low, low, low. Big, puffy clouds. Scary colors.
Anyways,.........I will let ya all know as soon as I can how much we get tonight. Nighty Night UNITE
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I don't think I like it!!
Ok, well I have learned something today. 
Good Luck Ya All!! Look for my feet sticking out of a snow drift. LOL 
Unite
21 people died on that highway that day. They got beat to death with softball size hail and flash floods took alot of them. I was supposed to be at that very spot at that very time. Something told me to pull over and get a motel. I stood in the middle of this motel parking lot by myself, calling home to tell my son I love him. I just knew I was gonna die that night. Scariest sky I ever saw. 
