street. LOUIS – Another taste of winter has hit the St. Louis area, bringing snow, sleet… and thunderstorms?
Heavy rain and thundersnow were reported around the St. Louis area. The wintry mix changes to snow quickly and is expected to affect the area for most of the day, ending by 5 p.m. The snow should end by 6 p.m. in areas south and east of St. Louis.
The National Weather Service confirmed on Friday that thunderstorms were observed in south St. Louis.
Freezing thunder and thunderstorms were captured by 5 On Your Side viewers and storm trackers in the area!
Dylan Vogelsang caught a bolt of lightning during a thunderstorm shortly before 2 p.m. in Deluge, Missouri:
Midwest storm tracker Lucas Munzlinger picked up thunderstorms shortly after 1 p.m. in Dettmer, Missouri.
Have you caught thunder or thunder sleet? Share your photos with us using the “Near Me” section of the 5 On Your Side app.
What is snow thunder?
Thundersnow is as it suggests – a snowy thunderstorm. It is a rare phenomenon that usually only appears in strong winter storms.
“Thundersnow occurs when there is relatively strong instability and abundant moisture above the Earth’s surface, such as a warm front,” according to the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service.
NESDIS said thundersnow typically requires similar components of a thunderstorm to form such as moisture, instability and a lifting mechanism.
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