A weatherman was left shaken after witnessing thundersnow in Chicago while broadcasting live, as every state in the country is placed under weather warnings. 

Broadcast meteorologist Jim Cantore was reporting on Storm Gerri when he witnessed the rare phenomenon. 

Footage captured of Cantore show him excitedly exclaiming: ‘Was that lightening? That was lightening. We had it. We just had it. Holy smoke. I saw it, holy smoke.’

Thundersnow happens when when snow falls as the main precipitation during a thunderstorm, as opposed to rain. 

Cantore had been reporting on the hazardous weather that is currently hitting the Midwest.  

THUNDERSNOW!!!

That’s one way to start a Friday morning.@JimCantore is live in Chicago as #Gerri begins to hit the region hard. pic.twitter.com/EpVCLJff7S— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) January 12, 2024

Every state in the country has been issued with a weather warning, as the Midwest prepares to be hit with up to a foot of snow. 
Multiple weather hazards are impacting the country with the National Weather Service (NWS) having now issued a weather alert for every state. 
Blizzard, tornado, flood, avalanche and wind alerts have all been triggered, with one wind alert stretching nearly 2,000 miles from Texas to New England. 
Heavy snow is currently spreading across the Midwest, with the NWS reporting that one to two inches has been falling every hour. 
Forecasters have already warned that areas of Montana, particularly Lewistown and Havre, will see temperatures plunge to -48F due to extreme wind chill. 
Gerri exited the Plains on Thursday and has started moving east and is becoming stronger, covering the Midwest in snow. 
Footage has already emerged on social media showing snow blizzards in Illinois and Iowa. 
The conditions across the country have placed 66 million people under winter weather alerts, stretching from Oregon to New York. 
The National Weather Service in Des Moines warned: ‘Travel is expected to become dangerous by Friday morning. 
‘Blowing snow is expected to significantly reduce visibility to near-whiteout conditions by midday Friday persisting into early Saturday.
‘The cold wind chills as low as 10 to 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes and could be potentially life-threatening if stranded outside.’ 

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