Thundersnow

Thanks to Tim, we now know that that lightning we saw and rolling thunder we heard early this afternoon is called thundersnow.

Night Owl City took some photos around Leverett Pond in the Emerald Necklace at the height of the storm (also see hardcore snow in JP and snow on Acorn Street on Beacon Hill).

Halley did a little cross-country skiing:

... When I got home, I shook out my hat, it was breaded in snow. As I whacked it along side of the outside wall, a burst of lightning happened. It was really weird since the sky is so thick with snow, I didn't even realize at first what it was. I turned around in the entryway, thinking a light had burned out. I couldn't believe it was lightning and then BOOM, it was followed by thunder. ...

Blurst got a bit exercised at bosses who make you come into work, then stay home themselves because they have kids.

Colin got a bit exercised at New England weather for forcing him to shell out $90 for a hotel room when it didn't look like he'd ever get home today (he eventually did):

You go to hell and you die, New England. You and your f****** blizzards with thunder and motherf****** lightning and 8-inch snowfalls in 3 goddam hours. ...

BK reports on a commute on 128 near Salem:

...It was moving - no joke - 5mph. Then the visibility dropped to 5ft. ...