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Yes, lightning can occur in severe snowstorms and especially intense lake effect snow bands. Thunderstorms form from intense convection, which can be generated in the strongest of snow storms. Snowfall that accompanies these storms is some of the most intense on earth.
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∙ 16y agoTemperature has no effect on the electrical discharges of clouds. It can thunder and lightning in very warm thunderstorms and very cold snowstorms.
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∙ 8y agoYes, lightning can strike at any time during any season. This includes during a snowstorm.
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What kind of storm has lightning and thunder?
Any storm that has lightning and thunder is a thunderstorm. It wouldn't matter if there was snow, rain or no precipitation falling, if there is lightning it is a thunderstorm
What if lighting and thunder were caused in a snow storm what do you call that?
It's called thunder snow.
Why doesn't lightning occur when it is snowing?
It does occur. It is not as common in snowstorms as in a rain storm, because rain is much better at generating static electricity than snow. "Not as common" is not the same as "never". During December 2008 a snow storm in Massachusetts USA produced lightning, with accompanying thunder.
What causes lightning in a snow storm?
The same thing that causes lightning in a rainstorm.
Does lightning only strike during thunderstorms?
A thunder storm is one in which a large amount of thunder is heard. Thunder is caused by lightning; it would be more correct to say that a thunderstorm only occurs with lightning strikes.
What kind of storm has lightning and thunder?
Any storm that has lightning and thunder is a thunderstorm. It wouldn't matter if there was snow, rain or no precipitation falling, if there is lightning it is a thunderstorm
Can it snow during a thunderstorm?
The correct answer is a question... Has it even thundered and lightning during a snow storm? Well yes is does often; a thunder snow.
A storm that produces lightning and thunder is a?
cumulonimbus storm.
What are the latin words for thunder and lightning?
The Latin words for thunder and lightning are: Thunder = Tonitrus Lightning = Fulgoris, Fulgor Storm = Procella
What does thunderstorms mean?
A transient, sometimes violent storm of thunder and lightning, often accompanied by rain and sometimes hail.
What happens when there is lightning but no thunder?
Thunder is the sound caused by lightning, there is always thunder with lightning. If you cannot hear thunder maybe that is because you are too far away from the storm.
Why is a thunder storm called a thunder storm instead of a lighting storm?
because thunderstorm sounds better than lightning storm
What Thunderstorms means?
A storm with lightning and thunder.
How does a thunderstorm create lightning and thunder?
Yes, A Lightning storm produces lightning, thunder comes with the light. Thunder comes after lightning because sound is slower than light.
What if lighting and thunder were caused in a snow storm what do you call that?
It's called thunder snow.
What happens during a lightening storm?
Thunder and lightning
A storm that produces a lot of rain thunder and lightning is called what?
Such a storm is a thunderstorm.
