Here are five reasons why freezing rain is the worst precipitation type: ...

Winter weather brings more than just snow, with various types of precipitation determined by atmospheric temperatures.Rain occurs when air is warm from the clo ...

In research that could improve weather forecasting and winter driving safety, a University of Michigan-led study distinguished nine distinct precipitation types—varieties of rain, snow and mixed-phase ...

We all know to slow down when a big snowstorm starts or to take caution when you hear and see thunderstorms in the distance, but when freezing rain starts to fall, this can be the most dangerous ...

Flash floods resulting from extreme rainfall pose a major risk to people and infrastructure, especially in urban areas. Higher temperatures due to global climate change affect continuous rainfall and ...

Like many natural phenomena, precipitation can be both a blessing and a scourge to human life. On the one hand, it supplies our rivers and fields with water; on the other hand, it can cause floods, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Winter storms are powerful and can produce all types of precipitation. The most common is snow, but at times it also produces ice that can cause major travel problems and ...

Installation of weather stations by the research group (left: Yahaya Bashiru, right: Maxime Colin), with a thunderstorm cloud cluster approaching in the background on 21 July 2023, Bremen (Germany).