Did you hear it? Thunderstorm rumbles over North Texas

DALLAS — A winter storm intensified in North Texas Tuesday morning, bringing freezing rain and sleet.

And along with this, a meteorological problem was added: thunderstorms.

Radar even detected lightning as the storm swept through North Texas.

Our WFAA crews in Fort Worth heard several rounds of heavy sleet, and then our team members in Arlington heard the same thing.

Here’s a look at (and listen to) some of the videos we received in Arlington and Fort Worth:

So, you may be asking: what is thunderstorm rain?

It’s actually not as rare as it might seem, especially when we have winter weather in North Texas.

Thunderstorm rain occurs when conditions are suitable for a thunderstorm, but surface temperatures are below freezing.

When rain hits the ground, it falls through the frozen air on the surface. This causes the rain to freeze into small balls, forming the sleet we saw on Tuesday.

This sleet comes from thunderstorms; that’s why it’s accompanied by thunder and lightning flashes, as we saw on Tuesday morning in North Texas.

During these storms, strong gusts are likely to produce locally large amounts of sleet.

Sleet and freezing rain caused havoc on the roads as motorways became slippery and icy. Temperatures are expected to remain below freezing in North Texas during the day on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The National Weather Service earlier Tuesday extended its winter storm warning until 6 a.m. Thursday due to continued low temperatures and ice.

Check out the latest weather forecast for North Texas here..