As of Thursday afternoon there is also an increasing potential for ice. A winter storm warning ... Weather Service in Birmingham. Snow and sleet accumulations of 1 to 3 inches will be possible ...

it coats everything on the surface in a glaze of ice. Freezing rain can cause dangerous travel conditions even in small amounts, according to the NWS. Sleet happens when snowflakes are only ...

Sleet happens when snowflakes partially ... Freezing rain creates a glaze of ice on just about everything. NWS said even light accumulations can cause dangerous travel conditions; heavier amounts ...

sleet (ice pellets), and graupel (snow pellets), depending on conditions in the atmosphere. Monday's storm appeared to unleash a mixture of just about everything. LIVE WEATHER UPDATES: Whitmire ...

Sleet, also known as ice pellets, occurs when snowflakes fall ... contact with surfaces below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, coating everything in a layer of ice. This can create treacherous driving ...

Think of it like a doughnut: Freezing rain is like a glazed doughnut, coating everything in a smooth, icy layer, while sleet is more like ... or more layer — the ice can bring down trees and ...

Early on Sunday morning, sleet and freezing rain fell in areas ... CREDIT: Taylor Goodheart Hopkinsville Kentucky saw a coating of ice over everything on Sunday. CREDIT: Cathy Gibson Ice ...

That’s why a wintry mix can bring a little bit of everything ... Sleet can create icy and slushy roads, while freezing rain is especially dangerous because it coats surfaces with a layer of ice ...

A reminder that sleet are those small ice pellets that ping off of everything. Freezing rain is precipitation that falls as water and freezes on contact with the ground, a much more hazardous event.

From the forecast and power outages to closings, road conditions and sporting events, here’s everything ... get total snow and sleet accumulations of up to 4 inches with ice accumulations ...