With the Houston area in the frigid grip of a rare winter storm, it may seem like only snow and sleet are falling across the region. But forecasters say there's more to winter precipitation than meets ...

Freezing rain is especially dangerous because it’s difficult to see and can quickly lead to power outages and travel disruptions. Graupel occurs when snowflakes are coated with supercooled water ...

Freezing rain begins as snow high in the atmosphere ... creating soft, pellet-like snow. Unlike sleet, graupel does not bounce when it hits the ground and has a more fragile structure.

According to the National Weather Service, winter storms can produce snow, freezing rain, smaller droplets of freezing drizzle, sleet (ice pellets), and graupel (snow pellets), depending on ...

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 ...

How exactly does freezing rain differ from regular snow? Here’s what to know. A National Weather Service graphic illustrates how snow turns into sleet, freezing rain and rain. If snow is what ...

After tracking scattered snow on Sunday morning, there's still a possibility for on-and-off rain/snow showers in the region ...

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 ...