Sleet occurs when snowflakes partially melt then refreeze before reaching the ground as “frozen rain drops that bounce on impact,” according to the weather service. Depending on the intensity ...

Sleet, often mistaken for small hail, forms when snowflakes partially ... icy layer that makes roads hazardous. Freezing rain begins as snow high in the atmosphere. As it falls, it passes through ...

Freezing rain ... as small, frozen raindrops that bounce on impact. Depending on the amount and duration of sleet, it can accumulate on the ground similarly to snow. Sleet and hail are commonly ...

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 ...

ATLANTA — Winter storms can bring a wide variety of types of precipitation to the Peach State, from snow, to sleet, freezing rain and just ... confuse this with hail, but they form from ...

As a winter storm bears down on North Texas, the CBS News Texas First Alert Weather team is warning of freezing rain, sleet ... NWS indicates. Sleet is frozen raindrops and occurs when the ...

Farrell also explained that when you hear meteorologists say "wintry weather mix," they mean any combination of sleet, freezing rain, snow conditions and "any rain, really." Below are the common ...

NOW IT’S SLEET AND MOSTLY JUST FREEZING RAIN AND THIS GIVES US A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BECAUSE THERE’S A REALLY THIN LINE ...