A winter storm that brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to a large swath of the Midwest swept into the mid-Atlantic and ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ... 5 winter storms could deliver more ...

A winter storm warning ... Saturday with sleet, snow and ice accumulations possible that could make travel hazardous through about midday Saturday. Sleet and freezing rain have taken over.

Wednesday: Possible snow, sleet, and freezing rain through around 11 a.m. Winter Storm Warning through 1 p.m. Wake-up temperatures are in the 20s for SE Georgia and 20s and 30s for NE Florida.

Today: STORM WATCH.. Snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 9 a.m., then rain. ICY ROADS - USE CAUTION, travel gets better after 10 a.m. Patchy fog after 3 p.m. High near 40.

According to the National Weather Service, winter storms can produce snow, freezing rain, smaller droplets of freezing drizzle, sleet (ice pellets ... the added layer of frozen water droplets ...

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 ...