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NORFOLK, Va. — As we dive into the cooler months, there's always that chance we can see rain, snow, sleet or even freezing rain as the days start to get colder. But there's a reason why we could end ...

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 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- In central North Carolina, we experience four types of winter precipitation: rain, snow, sleet, and freezing rain. How do these forms of precipitation occur? All precipitation ...

Clouds need two essential ingredients to form, and both must be present simultaneously for the process to begin. There are two ingredients needed for clouds to form: water and nuclei. The first ...

Cold fronts in the winter can bring a variety of precipitation, anything from a cold rainfall all the way to snow! All precipitation starts the same, as ice crystals in the upper-levels of the ...

When cold, unstable air sweeps across the Great Lakes in fall and early winter, it can trigger lake-effect precipitation. This week, lake rain showers have streamed in with periodic bursts of tiny ice ...