Thundersnow

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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Mixed in with the heavy snow could be thunder and lightning, a phenomenon called thundersnow, which typically produces heavy snow over a brief period.

A spokesman for the Met Office said the phenomenon of thundersnow occurs when sleet or snow coincide with thunderstorms.

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. ❋ Steve Hendrix (2011)

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!" ❋ Unknown (2011)

With today's snowstorm expected to have very unstable air aloft, "thundersnow" with snowfall rates of 4 inches/hour is possible, and there is a chance today's blizzard could rival Chicago's greatest snow storm of all time, the blizzard of January 26 - 27, 1967. ❋ Susie Madrak (2011)

SCOTLAND is facing a blast of storms with so-called 'thundersnow' predicted to hit some parts of the country.

calls it "thundersnow" rumbles were heard in some places and tells the tale of one commuter who was ❋ Unknown (2011)

Blizzard of 1978 to be exact-since Neil Stuart saw "thundersnow," a weather phenomenon featuring the unusual combination of NSW) meteorologist was 10 years old, living near Boston. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Read more about the storm on our live blog, check out storm photos here and watch Cantore freak out about thundersnow below. ❋ Jen Sabella (2011)

It came complete with thundersnow which turns out not to have been an 80's hair band even though it totally sounds like one. ❋ Julianna W. Miner (2011)