How winter storms bring rain, ice and snow

in Interactive Graphics, Multimedia Journalism by david — December 11, 2007 at | 0 comments

How winter storms bring rain, ice and snow

Snow, sleet or freezing rain? Degrees of separation.

Winter storms bring not only snow, but also sleet, freezing rain and a cold rain. Since most forms of precipitation start as snow when leaving the clouds, it is the temperature of the air between cloud base and the ground that determines its final form.

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