A Tornado when it's snowing

[MickyMacgraw]

Has this ever happened? Seeing that the conditions would not be right for a tornado to be born has this ever occurred as a result of freak conditions?

[rowanwitch]

yes....there are you tube videos and lots of links on google

[MickyMacgraw]

Thanks for your help rowanwitch, I uncovered this and what a crazy phenomenon, but what I'm asking ( I should've been more informative in my original question) is whether there has ever been reports of a category f5 Supercell during a winter storm?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45XJwlweRNQ

[rowanwitch]

I doubt it.....don't think you would get big enough storm systems...

[MickyMacgraw]

But it could occur under freak conditions no?

[rowanwitch]

one of those things that might be possible theoretically but as far as I can find out snow tornadoes are more of the low grade 'snowdevil' type Do you want it to be possible to go in a book as part of the storyline...if so you might be better to look at hail instead of snow

[MickyMacgraw]

No just curious. Did you know that there's an F6 on the scale? One of these monsters have never been recorded and has "Inconceivable tornado" and "Total destruction" written after it. I wonder just how many stormchasers would like to be in the same vicinity as this badboy.

[MickyMacgraw]

Actually probably many as they are a brave/nutty lot.

[rowanwitch]

Theoretically I believe the scale goes to F11 but that would probably be used to describe tornadoes that would occur on other planets ....Gas Giant types can have extreme weather conditions