When conditions are just right, the weather can do crazy things. Between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, conditions ...

The weather event is so rare that meteorologist Jim Cantore can barely contain his excitement when he's recorded in viral ...

A photo (above) of snow rollers, taken in Paw Paw, Michigan, has sparked interest in the rare phenomenon in recent weeks. (Courtesy Janice Pantelleria) The peculiar formations inspired nicknames ...

But as otherworldly as they sometimes look, snow rollers are simply a natural phenomenon that can occur in snowy and windy conditions — or rather, very specific snowy or windy conditions. As noted by ...

A photo (above) of snow rollers, taken in Paw Paw, Michigan, has sparked interest in the rare phenomenon in recent weeks. (Courtesy Janice Pantelleria) The peculiar formations inspired nicknames ...