Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A violent storm of thunder and lightning that is accompanied by snow instead of rain.
- noun The snow produced by such a storm.
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- noun A
thunderstorm accompanied by snow, rather than rain or hail.
Etymologies
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Examples
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As the Herald-Journal went to press, forecasters estimated 6 inches of snowfall for Spartanburg County, up to 7 inches in the Chesnee and Boiling Springs areas, and isolated incidents of 8-inch accumulation resulting from "thundersnow" - a thunderstorm that produces snow instead of rain.
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Just ahead of the evening commute, the Weather Channel reported thundersnow, which is heavy snow accompanied by thunder, at Dulles Airport outside Washington, D.C.
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Mixed in with the heavy snow could be thunder and lightning, a phenomenon called thundersnow, which typically produces heavy snow over a brief period.
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Mixed in with the heavy snow could be thunder and lightning, a phenomenon called thundersnow, which typically produces heavy snow over a brief period.
ABC News: ABCNews 2009
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Mixed in with the heavy snow could be thunder and lightning, a phenomenon called thundersnow, which typically produces heavy snow over a brief period.
FOXNews.com 2009
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A spokesman for the Met Office said the phenomenon of thundersnow occurs when sleet or snow coincide with thunderstorms.
unknown title 2009
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Mixed in with the heavy snow could be thunder and lightning, a phenomenon called thundersnow, which typically produces heavy snow over a brief period.
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When last month's "thundersnow" knocked out power in Bennett's Montgomery County neighborhood, the preindustrial hush inside his house - when even the refrigerator seemed to hold its breath - soon gave way to the two-stroke roar of engines up and down his block.
In Pepco territory, blackouts mean more home generators, more noise complaints Steve Hendrix 2011
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When last month's "thundersnow" knocked out power in Bennett's Montgomery County neighborhood, the preindustrial hush inside his house - when even the refrigerator seemed to hold its breath - soon gave way to the two-stroke roar of engines up and down his block.
In Pepco territory, blackouts mean more home generators, more noise complaints Steve Hendrix 2011
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Meanwhile, in the video above, you can see Jim Cantore blow a gasket, and use some rather un-TWC language, experiencing "thundersnow": "Oh, JEE-sus!"
ecbrenner commented on the word thundersnow
"thundersnow: a snowstorm that includes lightning flashes. NewScientist2686" (via Erin McKean)
January 27, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word thundersnow
The kind of thing that makes Lewis Black completely freak out. (around 7:30) (Caution: bad words! Not safe for work)
January 27, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word thundersnow
Thundersnow thunders now in New England's 2/8/2012 blizzard.
February 9, 2013
frogapplause commented on the word thundersnow
I experienced my first thundersnow yesterday. Thunder during a snowstorm?! Strange.
February 22, 2013
hernesheir commented on the word thundersnow
Do isobronts leave tracks in the snow?
February 22, 2013
fbharjo commented on the word thundersnow
snow-a-peal appeals?
keraunoscopia without bounds!
tonitruous melting
redampened echos
clap somemore (summer) (w)in-a-tour! Winterthur
tour winters
Where (ware) is Dela?
February 23, 2013
hernesheir commented on the word thundersnow
Anagram: drown the sun.
February 23, 2013