Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
I remember freezing rain here when I was a kid. But,it does seem we have it more often now. It scares the hell out of me, but I still don't get why sometimes the rain turns to ice and other times it's light snow when the temperature is hovering around freezing. I guess it's humidity, but I'll take snow any day!
According to our weather talking heads, it has to do with the upper level temperatures (with a cold layer at the ground). If it's cold all the way up, we get snow. If there's a warm layer above that's thin, we get sleet. If there's a thick warm layer, we get freezing rain. The are now saying we are in for the worst storm since 2002. I was in law school in the time, and we had no power for the entirety of exam week. Really, really hoping that doesn't happen again!