CLEVELAND — It's rare, but it happens. Thundersnow made an appearance on an Ohio Department of Transportation camera this morning.
This thundersnow appeared on an ODOT camera near Piqua, a town 27 miles north of Dayton.
Check it out! Rare but we've had it here in NE OH too. #Thundersnow! It's all about convection and lift. If there's enough upward motion you can get lightning during a snow storm. https://t.co/l4llyQObyi
— Trent Magill (@TrentMWeather) February 20, 2019
So what is thundersnow? It's a snowstorm event in which thunder and lightning occur. Thundersnow often occurs with very heavy snow, usually falling at 1 to 3 inches per hour.
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