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Post by Snowstorm920 on Apr 1, 2018 18:39:06 GMT -6
I don’t think I’ve ever experienced true thundersnow. I’ve experienced thundersleet and thunder freezing rain but never heavy snow with thunder and lightning. Kinda bummed it’s happening a short drive away lol
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Post by julieann0118 on Apr 1, 2018 18:40:11 GMT -6
Thundering of and on in Madison County, IL
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Post by mchafin on Apr 1, 2018 18:47:03 GMT -6
Deck is covered in sleet and the rails are iced over. I don’t think I saw any snowflakes but some pretty large sleet. It was fun to try to will this thing South, but I really need to stop banking on it. Like next weekend - I really should just not look that far out.
As for thundersnow - I remember it once when I was a young kid. I was shoveling what was already a bunch of snow with my dad when we saw a flash of pink and then a rumble of thunder. My dad looked up to the sky and said, “awww sh*t” and then it started pouring. Very cool.
I’ve seen it a couple other times, my that was the one I remember the most.
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Post by BRTNWXMAN on Apr 1, 2018 18:56:15 GMT -6
Kaboom!  M2.7" |
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Post by pbc12871 on Apr 1, 2018 18:56:42 GMT -6
Barf.
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Post by jason0101 on Apr 1, 2018 18:58:27 GMT -6
2.5" in Troy. Thundersnow happened around 7
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Post by guyatacomputer - NE St. Peters on Apr 1, 2018 18:59:54 GMT -6
I think it's snowing as hard now as it has all afternoon. Bigger flakes, but still not up to hamsters
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Post by bororug on Apr 1, 2018 19:02:34 GMT -6
I’m curious as to what Lambert has gotten as a total thus far.
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Post by pbc12871 on Apr 1, 2018 19:03:33 GMT -6
The first flake that falls around here will be the heaviest it has snowed here all day.
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Post by Worldserieschampions (Chicago) on Apr 1, 2018 19:06:26 GMT -6
I’m curious as to what Lambert has gotten as a total thus far. I'm in STL and it was mainly sleet with some light to modeeaye snow. I would guess 0.5 or less. We have a nice coating, but the good stuff was a bit north. |
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Post by fojginmo on Apr 1, 2018 19:08:45 GMT -6
The rain on my window screens has frozen. Have heard thunder & it's raining with occasional sleet.
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Post by nascarfan999 on Apr 1, 2018 19:09:20 GMT -6
It didn't start until a few minutes after I heard the thunder, but that was one of the most impressive bursts of snow I've seen. My best estimate at the peak is that visibility was around 800 feet, maybe a little more, although I didn't have a great setup to try and measure. That was just east of Orchard Farm a few miles north of St. Charles. As I got closer to town it looked like they missed out on the heaviest band as visibility and road conditions improved.
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Post by beaker - Dardenne Prairie, MO on Apr 1, 2018 19:10:53 GMT -6
Had that brief thundersnow a while back but it let up quickly. Does not look like anything is falling. Congrats northerners. This is all about you.
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Post by beaker - Dardenne Prairie, MO on Apr 1, 2018 19:15:07 GMT -6
I saw thundersnow for the first time in 79. Have seen it about a half dozen times since.
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Post by Lovableweatherguy TROY,MO on Apr 1, 2018 19:19:18 GMT -6
Have about 1 1/2-2 inches
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Post by Chris Higgins on Apr 1, 2018 19:19:43 GMT -6
Estimating about 0.3" here at the house in Chesterfield.
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Post by Lovableweatherguy TROY,MO on Apr 1, 2018 19:22:24 GMT -6
So what's the scoop on the severe storm threat this week?
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Post by The Commish- Lake St. Louis on Apr 1, 2018 19:22:37 GMT -6
Caught some thunder sleet in Wildwood between 6-7 and then some nice thundersnow just across the Missouri River in the Boone bridge heading north towards home. Heavy sleet and snow with that so I give this Easter a big solid A+. What a wild winter, can’t really complain too much. Enough to keep me happy but always in search of those big time snows
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Post by jmg378s on Apr 1, 2018 19:24:41 GMT -6
That was only my second thundersnow experience. This time I think the strike was close because the flash was very bright and the thunder was almost instant and VERY loud.
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Post by Chris Higgins on Apr 1, 2018 19:25:03 GMT -6
So what's the scoop on the severe storm threat this week? Possible large hail producers tomorrow night (Monday night)... followed by a fast moving QLCS event midday/early afternoon Tuesday. |
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Post by Chris Higgins on Apr 1, 2018 19:26:40 GMT -6
Updated my seasonal totals and I'm up to a surprising 7.9"... it sure didn't feel like that much. It may be a little more as I was not here to measure the March 11th event (my wife estimated for me) and there were a couple tiny .1 or .2 events that I didn't bother recording.
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Post by jmg378s on Apr 1, 2018 19:28:41 GMT -6
Just measured 0.6". That puts me up to 8.8" on the year.
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Post by Snowstorm920 on Apr 1, 2018 19:28:47 GMT -6
There’s a 7” report in Lewistown, Mo. Highest I can find right now.
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Post by toddatfarmington on Apr 1, 2018 19:32:03 GMT -6
30* and some lightning and thunder
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Post by Worldserieschampions (Chicago) on Apr 1, 2018 19:33:31 GMT -6
There’s a 7” report in Lewistown, Mo. Highest I can find right now. 4-7 inch Fgen band forecast verifies!!!! Boom lol |
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Post by BRTNWXMAN on Apr 1, 2018 19:45:17 GMT -6
Great call, 99...
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Post by showtime - Marissa on Apr 1, 2018 19:48:09 GMT -6
Had a dusting here in town , just north of town had nothing .....I drove 2 miles south east of town to my sons house and I'm guessing they had around a quarter to a half inch.... really crazy stuff
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Post by John G -west belleville on Apr 1, 2018 19:58:00 GMT -6
It Absolutely poured sleet and grauple in West Belleville. Biggest winter ice pellets I've seen. Hurt walking in. Wish we would have had more snow, but still impressive for April.
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Post by guyfromhecker on Apr 1, 2018 20:00:10 GMT -6
Some zr and sleet here. All done
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Post by Chris Higgins on Apr 1, 2018 20:04:52 GMT -6
I couldn't remember who mentioned that... good call! I have to admit... my initial thoughts on this system were that it fade as the models got closer. I mean EVERY other system like this all winter long started out promising in the long range...and then disappeared around the 48 hour mark. But that was winter...we are now in Spring...so things are a little different now. |
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