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A storm that produces a significant thickness of glaze ice from freezing rain is often referred to as an ice storm. Although these storms are not particularly violent, freezing rain is notorious for causing travel problems on roadways, breaking tree limbs, and downing power lines from the weight of accumulating ice.
An ice storm, also known as a glaze event or a silver storm, is a type of winter storm characterized by freezing rain. [1] The U.S. National Weather Service defines an ice storm as a storm which results in the accumulation of at least 0.25-inch (6.4 mm) of ice on exposed surfaces.
Because there must be warm air to produce freezing rain, it generally falls further south than snow. Freezing rain sometimes marks the southern edge of wintry precipitation in weather systems.
The storm, in combination with frigid air, will bring snowfall, freezing rain, icy roads and other major travel disruptions from late Monday into Wednesday morning in Southern cities from Texas to ...
Freezing rain sometimes marks the southern edge of wintry precipitation in weather systems. That southern edge can dip into areas not used to dealing with wintry weather, such as the South.
Precipitation is measured using a rain gauge, and more recently remote sensing techniques such as a weather radar. When classified according to the rate of precipitation, rain can be divided into categories. Light rain describes rainfall which falls at a rate of between a trace and 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in) per hour. Moderate rain describes ...
The weather service in Atlanta warned that freezing rain could cause damage along and north of the I-20 corridor through Friday. This comes after a colossal storm produced severe winter weather ...
Trees with Ice. An ice storm warning is a hazardous weather statement issued by the Weather Forecast Offices of the National Weather Service in the United States which indicates that freezing rain produces a significant and possibly damaging accumulation of ice on surfaces.