Weather Channel's Jim Cantore FLIPS OUT Over Thundersnow (VIDEO)

More than 30 states are dealing with serious snow fall at the moment, and in Chicago--it's blizzard-mania.

After the third largest snowstorm in the city's history, people are digging out, sharing photos and trying to figure out how to get to work. But last night's blizzard was intense. High winds, blowing snow and to the surprise of the Weather Channel's Jim Cantore--thunder.

Thundersnow was plentiful last night in Chicago. Read more about the storm on our live blog, check out storm photos here and watch Cantore freak out about thundersnow below.

Comments

[Sol Rosenberg]

10:01 PM on 02/04/2011

Is this guy mentally challenged? He needs to get a grip. It wasn't that monumental that he needed to go into all the wacky histrionics. Maybe if a UFO showed up in the sky, that reaction would be warranted. This was just asinine.

[Sergeant]

02:51 PM on 02/04/2011

He definitely adds drama to weather reporting.

[jhonsolo]

11:09 AM on 02/04/2011

Wow, and they call this news?Watching a weathermens reaction to thunder,who knew the camera was rolling.Media in america,let's keep their minds off of the things that rally matter here.Let's keep throwing dumb little news stories out there to keep the herd from focusing on what really is in important.Like our government being owned by corporations.Our media being owned by corporations.How these corporations helped close down 46,400 manufacturing plants from 2002-2009.How corporations laid of over 2 million people in the last 2 years.How in 1990,ceos of the top 500 cos.made 84 times more then their employees.How in 1999,the same ceos made 416 more then their employees.Let's keep rewarding these mega-rich people that have brought this country this fine recession WE are in,not them, they prospered!Why don't we wake up and find someone of the people,voted in by the people who works for the people.Just my 2 cents.

[StephenJK]

04:20 PM on 02/03/2011

Give the guy a break. This is a once in a lifetime thing for him. He'll tell his grandkids about that time he was in Chicago and he said Holy Smoke on camera.

[AzzidReign]

12:03 AM on 02/04/2011

Holy Smoke!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN00N3l615E

[nycwinter]

02:04 PM on 02/03/2011

in these very intense storms thundersnows do happen..the blizzard after christmas in ny i heard thunder..and in the storm of last week in ny again heard thunder..

as for jim cantore antics he just excited about weather.. i remember seeing a video of him during the blizzard of 1996 when thundersnow happened and he was excited back then..

[IamChrisLang]

01:06 PM on 02/03/2011

Great vid, but there is another guy in Chicago doing some cool things with weather video too...

He is taking all your videos, stories and pics and turning them into a movie, made by Chicagoans, real cool concept these days. Here's his YouTube video (no this is not mine, just good stuff).

Thought maybe you guys down there at HP might be interested in this one too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUQii3dAXT4

[frant52]

12:34 PM on 02/03/2011

That's a great reaction! It was a freaky storm to experience from indoors!

[BrwnSknGurl4]

12:38 PM on 02/05/2011

Exactly! I found his reaction real; he seems genuinely excited. Wonder if he needed a change of snowpants??!! :-)

[Chi--townfool]

11:08 AM on 02/03/2011

It's nice to see someone with passion for their job

[VOTER]

11:12 AM on 02/03/2011

X2

[StephenJK]

04:26 PM on 02/03/2011

LOL Definitely. I think he might be the only weather reporter that would react like that.

I could see any other just looking around casually and saying "wow. just wow. what a storm this is.". Then continue the interview.

This guy immediately discards the interview and acts as if he just scored the winning touchdown in the super bowl for his favorite team. Which would be DA Bearsssss.

[cgoodan]

10:59 AM on 02/03/2011

Thunder storm isn't close to the worst part of this blizzard. Check this great piece!

http://www.thechicagodope.com/2011/02/02/massive-snowstorm-fuels-banal-conversations-citywide/

[MGmojo]

12:46 PM on 02/03/2011

its shameless self promotion...however, the article is awesome and you may have earned yourself a new reader.

[cgoodan]

09:56 PM on 02/09/2011

Guilty of shameless self-promotion. More glad you liked the article and that we may have earned outselves a new reader

[Ryan Cichowicz]

10:26 AM on 02/03/2011

haha I was outside working with the first one... There were about 4 around my area at least....This guy is my fav on the weather channel

[Ravyn]

03:57 AM on 02/03/2011

I saw flashes of lightning and heard thunder a few times on Tuesday night as was surprised about it happening during a snow storm. It is quite unusual.

[NorquistNemesis]

01:54 AM on 02/03/2011

LOL! I didn't notice any thunder out here, but some of the wind sure sounded close to thunder. Maybe it was. I probably would have reacted the same way.

[BVictor1]

01:43 AM on 02/03/2011

Flip-Out is a strong word to use.

I think that he was just excited. He was out in the elements in his element. He was just taking it all in.

[Ravyn]

03:59 AM on 02/03/2011

Yeah, he was very excited to be witnessing this very unusual atmospheric event. It's rare to see lightning and hear thunder during a snow storm and he knew that and appreciated that fact. I don't think he flipped out at all.

[CamBrown99]

01:26 AM on 02/03/2011

Holy Schmoke!!!

[Azmom]

01:19 AM on 02/03/2011

I heard one of those for the very first time last year (and I'm 42) It was really odd!!