Though there is a common misunderstanding between sleet and freezing rain, there is an easy phrase to remember the difference ...

Winter storms can bring all sorts of precipitation: snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain or even plain old rain. Why so much variety? The answer involves temperature changes as the precipitation falls.

The highest icy impacts will be east in the ridges and mountains where up to a quarter inch of ice is possible. Rain around ...

"Tuesday the rain will clear eastwards through the morning with sunshine and scattered showers following. Some of the showers will be of hail or sleet, especially in the north and west. Highest ...

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 ...

Monday was off to cold and dull start, particularly in eastern and northern coastal areas. Luckily for the west, some bright ...

Sleet, often mistaken for small hail, forms when snowflakes partially melt as they fall ... Sleet bounces on impact and can accumulate into a slick, icy layer that makes roads hazardous. Freezing rain ...

This messy mix of winter precipitation often impacts the region during late winter and early spring. Meteorologist John Burchfield explains what differentiates them.

Sleet bounces off objects while freezing rain instantly freezes on contact with an object. Sleet is not to be confused with hail. Hail happens during the summer months within a thunderstorm cloud.