Thunderstorms are pretty normal here in the spring and summer. In fact we had one the other night. Ours seem to nearly always be at night. Waking you around 2AM or starting earlier to keep you up with the loud claps of thunder, shaking the house. We get pretty used to it I have to say. But every once in awhile there will be a storm that the noise is so loud it is scary.
A few days ago while I was reading the news about the latest of snow storms in the Mid West I came across something that I found interesting. The snow storms in one of the states had thunder and lightening. An occurrence that does not happen a lot and pretty rare. The correct name is called "Thundersnow".
Thundersnow actually acts as a buffer of the thunder. Normally thunder may be heard from many miles away while the thunder in a snow storm is head only a shorter distance, sounding muffled. It happens more in areas of the lake effect which is interesting.
What is even more interesting that it was recorded that last March here in Indiana we had such a storm. There was reported 110 lightening strikes, while the other areas were in white out conditions. I remember the big storm, but of course no thunder. Which would be normal.
Another rare occurrence is called Thundersleet storms. Where sleet of course is replaced from snow or rain. Same type of storm, just sleet.
Very interesting reading on the thundersnow. Something that does happen here but rare. More commonly found in certain states of the US, such as the Mid West and the Great Lakes area. Canada is another place that has these as well. They are world wide. Reported as far away as Japan having thundersnow.
These types of storms are mainly in the Fall and Spring, which we are in right now. One has to wonder about things like this. Something that is stated as a rare happening begins to happen at a higher rate. Makes you think how much our world is really changes around us.
While we sit back thinking about things that do not mean a lot, like
diet supplements, what fashion is coming out next or where to go out and eat, we might look at the weather around us and think about the massive changes and how it is effecting us all.
