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When I was in college in 2004 at UNC Charlotte, I was outside of my apartment with girlfriend playing in the snow. I remember seeing lightning in the sky appear to strike the ground maybe a few miles a way. Scared me silly, man. I wasn't expecting it to so I had to go in the house for a bit. I remember maybe a year before, my friend was telling me that thundersnow existed, I couldn't believe her until I seen it for myself.
I don't really see why anywhere that experiences snow couldn't also experience thundersnow, unless lightning never occurs in those places (parts of Antarctica, maybe?)
Lightning has even been recorded 32 miles from the North Pole!
Thundersnow occurs all the time in the Australian Alps, occasionally even to lower altitudes (sub-700m). In fact I'd say we get more thundersnow than anywhere else in the world, it's so common it's silly- as winter/spring fronts tend to be lightning-active in AUS, especially when in conjunction with a Northwest cloudband.
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