thunder-snow
n.— «The storms brought brief wind gusts of up to 50 m.p.h. and some areas reported cases of thunder-snow.» —“Fast Moving Thunder-Snow Storms Hit Philly Area” by Kathy Orr KYW-TV (Philadelphia, Pa.) Jan. 24, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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