The rare winter act where a severe snow storm becomes a "thundersnow." This involved a sever storm with thunder, lightning, rain and snow. It likely happens during a blizzard warning. Think apocalyptic. It is kinda like you are in a movie.
During the thundersnow, there are wind gusts up to 60 MPH and in Feb 2011 in Chicago they had 25 ft waves on Lake Michigan!
by jayhawkrules February 2, 2011
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A freak type of snow storm that is accompanied by startlingly loud-ass thunder and lightning even though no rain is present.

Although not common, the phenomenon typically happens in the winter months around the Great Lakes areas of the U.S. and Canada.
The Weather Channel reporter almost shit himself when he was reporting in Chicago during a super thundersnow storm!
by dookeyboy February 3, 2011
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A strange weather phenomenon first widely discussed in winter 2006, involving a thunderstorm with snow instead of rain.
Thundersnow would be a great name for a heavy metal band.
by Ben Frey April 1, 2006
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When a snowstorm has a threeway with lightning and thunder. Just like any threeway, it feels unnatural and makes the dog hide.
Stephen Colbert told me what thundersnow was.
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The act of puting cocain on the asshole of a sexual partner. Said partner then emits a loud fart, launching cocain into the air for the other partner to snort mid-air.
Ryan loves when Alison gives him some thundersnow!
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Jim Cantore: Whoa! Holy shit, lightning just struck! Did you see that? That Thundersnow!
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Snow that comes out of nowhere when the weather is completely still, then disappears and the weather is still again.
Oh my god, this thundersnow came from nowhere.
by Rachel Stewart January 12, 2017
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