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Sleet

Sleet is liquid water that freezes before it hits the ground. It looks like small pellets of ice.Freezing rain is rain that freezes after it hits the ground. As the rain continues to freeze, it can become very heavy on tree limbs and power lines.
 Sleet

Sleet
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 Freezing rain

Freezing rain
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