It's A Bird... It's A Plane... It's Thundersnow

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http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/54378886/#54378886

 

Thundersnow is an unusual kind of thunderstorm with snow falling as the primary precipitation instead of rain and caused by extreme temperature differences.

 

The thunder from a typical thunderstorm can be heard many miles away, while the thunder from thundersnow can usually only be heard within a two to three mile radius from the lightning due to the snow acting as a sound dampener.

 

6500+ flights cancelled; schools / businesses closed; roads / interstates blocked.... (Sure glad the last one and this one 'went around' us. Colder than an Ex Mother-in-Law's stare, but no snow.)

 

http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2014/02/13/winter-storm-wreaks-havok-along-east-coast/

 

Ruthie

Edited February 14, 2014 by Not1CentMore

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Wow Ruthie and we are all baking down here ! See Cape Town has had highs all week and expecting a 41C for Sunday - yikes ! So I suppose it will move up the coast so we will be having more hot weather this weekend & beyond ! This morning thus far is warm damp & muggy and still overcast from yesterdays light showers but that will probably change during the course of the morning !

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Would much rather 'shake 'n bake' than 'freeze 'n sneeze'. Can't wait for wife beaters / boy shorts weather.

 

Ruthie

Edited February 15, 2014 by Not1CentMore