WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Compared to the spring season, thunderstorms aren’t as common during the winter. But a rare yet amazing phenomenon can happen during periods of heavy snow -- it’s called ...

Winter is well underway in the Great Lakes region following a multiday lake effect snow event that dumped several feet of snow in New York, northwestern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio. But, while ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — If you heard a crack of thunder or saw a flash of lightning Wednesday evening, your eyes and ears were not deceiving you. It was probably the rare weather phenomenon of ...

The conditions needed to create thunderstorms are very rare, and can be dangerous, meteorologists warn. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Iowans are used to claps of thunder during the spring and summer as thunderstorms roll across the state. But, did you know that it's possible in the winter too? While thunderstorms are less common in ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — While the topic of thunderstorms is generally discussed in the summer months, the subject is not the soul purview of the hot side of the year. Now to be clear, winter ...

Thundersnow, an unusual winter weather phenomenon, could hit the US northeast on Monday night, forecasters said. New York City could see thundersnow — when lightning forms within a snowstorm — through ...

What do you need to add a little spice to blizzard conditions in the peak of a “bomb cyclone” storm? How about a little thundersnow. Reports of lightning flashes and thunder embedded in this intense ...

While thunderstorms are less common in the winter, sometimes lightning can occur within snowstorms, the National Weather Service said. This is known as thundersnow. Thundersnow can be found when there ...