Thunder ? and snow (temperatures, storm, freezing, thunderstorm)

[mamicharacter]

The last tim it snowed I heard thunder... Is this possible?

[73-79 ford fan]

Yes, kinda rare though and usually with temperatures at or just below freezing and heavy convective snow squalls.

[RichardW]

We had it in Lincoln, England on 19th March 2007 and once here in Buxton in January some years ago. Rare but not unusual.

[Sgoldie]

We're getting that right now with lightning too - kinda cool isn't it?

[Jammie]

Yup, very possible. I don't know the official term for it, but around here we call it "thunder snow". I'd guess there's a more technical term for it though.

[Towhee]

Yep...called "thundersnow" here also, and not that rare.

[susancruzs]

We get that here, too on occasion in fact maybe later today because we're due for freezing rain!

[Bydand]

Seen it a few times. Lightening is a threat during these events because nobody thinks about it during the winter. Know a kid who was struck by lightening while sledding with his family. Has taken years to get back to being able to feed and dress himself. Will never be the same as before, so if you are out in a snowstorm and hear thunder, treat it just as you would a summer thunderstorm.