Like thunderstorms, rare winter thundersnow includes thunder and lightning — usually in flashes of blue due to ice crystals in the air Updated April 2, 2025 at 1:43 p.m. March 3, 2023 2 min read ...

However, if there is a cloud-to-ground strike, the inversion will cause the thunder to sound much louder. While lightning and thunder form simultaneously, lightning will always be seen before thunder ...

Last night #thunder in the West Island of #Montreal. See lightening flash in the first second, then rumble. This was heard over the entire island and off island in Ile Perrot and Laval.

Even though it’s freezing outside and the sound of thunder is muffled by the blanket of snow, the lightning that creates thundersnow is still dangerous. If you ever see lightning or hear thunder ...

Storms occasionally hit the South Coast of B.C. in springtime, but rarely do we get a loud display of thunder and lightning like the system that quickly moved through the region on Monday evening ...