Of all the precipitation types, freezing rain is by most measures the worst because it can weigh heavily on trees and power ...

Sleet: Ice pellets falling from the sky. Sleet begins as snow in the upper atmosphere but melts as it falls through a thin layer of warm air, then re-freezes into ice pellets as it falls through ...

ATLANTA — Winter storms can bring a wide variety of types of precipitation to the Peach State, from snow, to sleet, freezing rain and just plain rain. Although snow is what many get the most ...

That could change this week, when a historic winter storm is poised to sweep across the South and into north Florida, potentially bringing a wintry mix — including rain, sleet, snow and ice ...

Watch for slick to icy road conditions during the event. Snow and sleet accumulations will range from a coating to 2". Freezing rain will amount to a glaze to 0.10". Temperatures will still be near ...

Here’s what to know. A National Weather Service graphic illustrates how snow turns into sleet, freezing rain and rain. If snow is what happens to rain when it freezes, what exactly is freezing rain?

DALLAS — Forecasting precipitation types—snow, sleet, freezing rain, or a mix—is notoriously challenging in North Texas. Imagine the journey of an ice particle as it falls from the clouds to ...

The northern half of Alabama was covered with reports of snow, sleet, a wintry mix and icy roads, according to reports to the National Weather Service. As of Friday morning some of the higher ...