GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Did you hear the thunder? Maybe noticed a flash of lightning? Thundersnow occurred throughout West Michigan Wednesday night time.
In contrast to typical thunderstorms, thundersnow occurs when average to heavy snow is falling as a substitute of rain. Thundersnow is taken into account uncommon and solely happens in intense snow storms.
Like several good thunderstorm, thundersnow wants instability, heat air and elevate to happen. A powerful chilly entrance peeled over a reasonably heat Lake Michigan, leading to a robust snow squall. The instability was fairly excessive and that triggered a number of flashes of lightning.
Thundersnow sometimes appears and sounds a bit totally different than a traditional thunderstorm. The thunder tends to be a bit extra muffled and can’t be heard from far distances. The lightning, alternatively, tends to be brighter because the snow crystals mirror the sunshine.
