### weather | precipitation:

Sleet
* Is rain drops that freeze into ice pellets before reaching the ground.
* Most sleet causes moisture.
* Some sleet occurs at temperature.
* also causes moisture on roads to freeze and become slippery
* begins as a snowflake which falls through a warm layer of the atmosphere
  - snow, but it melts when it falls into a layer of air that is above freezing
* can accumulate like snow and cause a hazard to motorists
  - slick roads
* consists of small particles of ice mixed with rain.
* falls as ice pellets that form when rain drops freeze before reaching the ground
  - generally in cold weather while hail growth is greatly inhibited at cold temperatures
  - in the atmosphere as a solid pellet of ice
* includes diamond dust.
* includes frost mist
* includes ice crystal
  - needles
  - snow mist
* indicates small particles of ice, usually mixed with rain.
* is an indicator of both cold and relatively warm air aloft in a winter storm system.
* is different from freezing rain
  - formed when raindrops become frozen as they fall
* is frozen rain or ice pellets
* is just frozen drops of rain
  - measured much the same way snow depth is measured
* is rain or melted snow that freezes into ice pellet s before hitting the ground
  - that freezes after exiting a cloud
  - raindrops that freeze into ice pellets before reaching the ground
* is raindrops which freeze before hitting the ground
  - into ice pellets before hitting the ground
  - small chunks of ice that are like small hailstones
  - small, partly melted bits of ice
  - snow that melts and refreezes before it hits the ground
  - the same as freezing rain
  - usually tiny clear ice pellets
* occurs during winter weather and type of winter precipitation
  - in the winter
* occurs when raindrops freeze while in the atmosphere as ice pellets
  - snow falls from a cloud and melts on the way down
  - snowflakes only partially melt when they fall through a shallow layer of warm air
* only happens under very specific weather conditions.
* term for cold weather precipitation that has a few different meanings.
* usually falls in the winter.

### weather | precipitation | snow:

Corn snow
* is snow.
* produces the ability to use a soft edge.

Deep snow
* Most deep snow occurs in areas.
* Some deep snow covers food sources.
* can cause a motorist to become hung up where the tires no longer touch the ground
  - greatly inhibit the ability of turkeys to both move about and find food
  - make travel difficult
  - melt into a lot of water
* hinders movement on foot.
* is difficult, with snow deeper than three feet forcing moose find other habitat
  - typical of the winter season and dry, warm weather is typical of the summer period

Flurry
* Flurries are a light snow which falls for a short time.
* Flurries includes diamond dust
* Flurries includes frost mist
* Flurries includes ice crystal
  - needles
  - snow mist
  - indicate snow

Fresh snow
* can be unstable, until it settles.
* falls each year on nearly one-fourth of the earth's dry land surface.
* has a high albedo, bare dirt has a low albedo
  - way of erasing smells and muffling sounds
* piece of blank paper that records the faintest scribbles.

### weather | precipitation | snow:

Heavy snow
* can also reduce visibility and make life harder for snipers
  - bend the seed stalks
* can block roads and cause downed power lines
  - power lines to fall down
  - damage trees and shrubs as the weight accumulates on branches
  - fall during the winter months
* can impact the interior and is common along the southern coast
  - of the state, especially along the southern coast
* cover the volcano in winter.
* covers an evergreen forest.
* falls with limited visibility.
* force the animals to lower elevations in search of food.
* is found in the Andean region and South Patagonia
  - possible at the higher elevations of the central Rockies
* kills off many foxes, and they die of starvation.
* makes snow and ice removal much more difficult.