As Houstonians wake up to a rare winter storm blanketing the area, many are experiencing unfamiliar weather phenomena. Sleet and graupel, two types of icy precipitation, are often confused for one ...
PORTLAND (WGME) --Graupel are soft, small pellets. It does look like hail, but it is different. How did they get to look like this though? Graupel begins as snow, which then falls through a layer ...