When freezing rain totals get up to 1/4", we start to see this weighing down trees and power lines a bit more. Isolated power outages are possible, but they are generally fairly isolated. Travel becomes hazardous, and the roads are an ice skating rink.

Sleet and freezing rain may seem similar at first glance, but they are definitely different when it comes to impacts.

As the winter storm heads toward South Carolina, we want to make sure you know what the terms are that the National Weather Services issues.

When freezing rain totals get up to 1/4", we start to see this weighing down trees and power lines a bit more. Isolated power outages are possible, but they are generally fairly isolated. Travel becomes hazardous, and the roads are an ice skating rink.