Though there is a common misunderstanding between sleet and freezing rain, there is an easy phrase to remember the difference ...

Precipitation starts up in the atmosphere in a warmer layer (above freezing) in the atmosphere, causing it to be rain. Before ...

Overnight, the first round of freezing rain in Northeast Ohio in two years glazed cars, roads, trees, power lines and more with one- to two-tenths of an inch of ice, creating a chaotic commute.

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