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What is storm snow? The strange weather phenomenon that rumbles on the East Coast and the Midwest

What is storm snow? The strange weather phenomenon that rumbles on the East Coast and the Midwest

A rare weather phenomenon rumbled across several eastern and central U.S. states this weekend as Arctic air continues to bring heavy snowfall and frigid temperatures to millions of Americans.

Thundersnow, also known as winter Thunderstorm occurs when a snow storm is accompanied by thunder and lightning. As of Monday (Jan. 6) morning, the phenomenon has been reported across much of the southern Midwest, as well as Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC.

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