snow white Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Just seen on ipad we are going to be hit with thundersnow when is this name changing going to stop what is wrong with a snowstorm what people have been calling it for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 I think we're getting turbohail in the early hours of tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B391 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 followed by an intercooler wind to chill your bones..... sorry, i'll go now 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 While I agree with the sentiment, I think thundersnow is a particular phenomenon, rather than a snow storm. For other nonsense like weather bombs or beast from the east, etc I wholeheartedly agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Having spent an afternoon on the foreshore in ‘Thunderhail’ ... it’s definitely a thing that needs a name😣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Oo when and where is the thunder snow going to hit?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornfree Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Apparently caused by Brexit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) 53 minutes ago, grrclark said: While I agree with the sentiment, I think thundersnow is a particular phenomenon, rather than a snow storm. For other nonsense like weather bombs or beast from the east, etc I wholeheartedly agree Unfortunately, this is apparently more media grabbing than its technical name of 'explosive cyclogenesis'. It's a shame, because the technical name actually tells you what it is - if people bothered with etymology these days! Edited January 21, 2019 by chrisjpainter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getthegat Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 I'm in Milwaukee at the moment, minus 17, near enough 8 inches of snow and more coming, but ploughs and salt trucks everywhere. Lots of individuals with motorized blowers clearing pavements. If it hits the UK the country will grind to a halt. Hoping our flight home on Wednesday afternoon is not effected, I'm missing my dog Sophie something awful, she'll go ballistic when I get in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 4 hours ago, getthegat said: I'm in Milwaukee at the moment, minus 17, near enough 8 inches of snow and more coming, but ploughs and salt trucks everywhere. Lots of individuals with motorized blowers clearing pavements. If it hits the UK the country will grind to a halt. Hoping our flight home on Wednesday afternoon is not effected, I'm missing my dog Sophie something awful, she'll go ballistic when I get in the house. Its mad to see the UK grind to a halt when like you say you have that much, but that would happen every year and its - 17 there, we get a day of - 2 and snow then a mold spring day at say +10 to melt it all, then - 2 over night to make it an ice rink. Our weather system makes it hard for us to control and manage the half inch of slush we get each year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 I've noticed the term thundersnow in a weather forecast. When it came it was a one heck of a thunderstorm with lots of sleet and snow. Can't remember ever seeing one in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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