Sleet and snow from a powerful winter storm is perhaps nearing Tallahassee, with forecasters putting the latest arrival time around 6 p.m. Cameron Young, ...

When meteorologists forecast a winter storm, one of the most important questions they must answer is what type of precipitation is going to fall: rain, sleet or freezing rain. WINTER STORM WARNING VS.

PORTLAND, Ore. — An ice storm is expected to hit Portland in the final few days before Christmas, dumping large amounts of sleet or freezing rain on the metro area, the Willamette Valley and ...

The rare condition — which can also include thundersnow — occurs when a winter thunderstorm produces sleet or snow instead of rain, according to the National Weather Service.

The storm is expected to scatter heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain around the Deep South as a blast of Arctic air plunges much of the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.

After a winter storm Friday brought a miserable mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain to parts of the Southeast and mid-Atlantic, authorities are still warning people Saturday to stay off icy roads.

Winter storm warnings extended from Texas to North Carolina on Tuesday, with heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain expected to move eastward through the region into Wednesday.

Winter storm warnings extended from Texas to North Carolina on Tuesday, with heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain expected to move eastward through the region into Wednesday.

Sleet is melted snow that refreezes before reaching the ground. It often makes a pinging sound when it strikes a roof, window or car windshield. It makes roads "greasy" for travel.

A winter storm was forecast to bring a miserable mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain to parts of the Southeast on Friday and into early Saturday, meteorologists warned.