This is going to be some storm

[tailchaser]

Snow, or sleet?

OK... seriously... if that wasn't a free TWSS waiting for you to knock it out of the park, I don't know what was... but you said "Snow, or sleet?" Sigh.

[Walsted]

Can someone explain to me the difference between rain, freezing rain, sleet, hail, and snow? Out it California, we just had rain and snow.

Rain - Liquid Water when it hits the ground, and stays so.

Freezing Rain - Cold liquid water that about to freeze, that hits when the ground (or whatever object is around) and the air near the ground is below freezing, so the water freezes on contact.

Sleet - Snow that has melted on the way down (due to a warm layer aloft) that refreezes as it passes down through another cold layer, and hits the ground as small grains of ice.

Hail - A large chunk of ice that forms like sleet, but in a thunderstorm, so it gets lots of melting/re-freezing opportunities, so gets bigger than sleet.

Snow - Co-joined ice crystals that form in the upper regions of a cloud and do not melt on the way down.

Snow Pellets - Snowflakes that partially melt and freeze together due to a shallow warm layer above the surface.

Hope this helps.

[Rogue]

Real Snow, I can't believe it!

[Titus]

Snow Pellets - Snowflakes that partially melt and freeze together due to a shallow warm layer above the surface.

Snow Pellets? You just had to add another one to the mix, didn't you.

[jrj512]

Real Snow, I can't believe it!

You should post a pic of Madmonkey's car out there with the top down. Or better yet, you driving it around on the runway having a good time, since he can't.

[Nails]

Snow Pellets? You just had to add another one to the mix, didn't you.

Nobody mentioned hoarfrost either! Similar to freezing rain with buildup but, like snow, it is water vapor turned straight to ice crystal skipping the liquid stage.

[Billy Blaze]

today i have seen....

heavy sleet
Heavy snow
and now a mixture of snow, sleet, and rain at the same time.

[ken o]

Can someone explain to me the difference between rain, freezing rain, sleet, hail, and snow? Out it California, we just had rain and snow.

Rain = wet
Freezing rain = cold and wet (hits and sticks because it is near solid)
Hail = cold, hard, and wet (little and big dents. fun to hit with a 9 iron)
Snow = cold, soft, and wet (fun to ski on)

[Titus]

...hard, and wet...
...soft, and wet

TWSS.

(Happy TC?)

[Titus]

Well, looks like it is snowing hard here now.

[Majik]

We have had only rain here on the south west side of the metroplex.

[tailchaser]

TWSS.

(Happy TC?)

As long as it's not "fun to hit with a 9 iron"...

[MadMonkey]

Real Snow, I can't believe it!

That makes your car look like an Aston Martin for some reason

You should post a pic of Madmonkey's car out there with the top down. Or better yet, you driving it around on the runway having a good time, since he can't.

I'm depressed enough as it is, don't make it worse.

[tailchaser]

You should post a pic of Madmonkey's car out there with the top down. Or better yet, you driving it around on the runway having a good time, since he can't.

VIDEO!!! VIDEO of you doing donuts in his car with the top down! Still photos won't make him cry hard enough.

[Titus]

As long as it's not "fun to hit with a 9 iron"...

[Darron65]

Can someone explain to me the difference between rain, freezing rain, sleet, hail, and snow? Out it California, we just had rain and snow.

The Inuit have 4 different words for snow.

[MadMonkey]

VIDEO!!! VIDEO of you doing donuts in his car with the top down! Still photos won't make him cry hard enough.

You guys are horrible. At least I can still get out there in the Teg... it just won't be the same though. Rogue, you done with that thing yet??

Sad part is, I could have just dropped off the finish panel for him to paint but I elected to have him install it, too


Update: It's coming down hard here. The snowflakes are about 3" in diameter

[Majik]

Now it is snowing pretty hard here too.

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