How to Use freezing rain in a Sentence

freezing rain

noun

• This could happen if extremely cold temperatures, freezing rain or ice are present, all of which could damage the siren system.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024
• Strong winds and freezing rain pulled down trees and power lines.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 7 Apr. 2023
• For a time, the only movement on our cameras is from the freezing rain.
  — Ibtissem Guenfoud, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2023
• The crash occurred as a storm rolled through the state, bringing snowfall and freezing rain to the region.
  — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
• Deep freezes hit wide bands of the US this week; snow and freezing rain have swept across northern Europe.
  — Aarian Marshall matt Simon, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2024
• Snow, freezing rain and sleet are possible in the region.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
• The weather system is expected to spread into the Plains by the evening, packing heavy snow, strong winds and freezing rain.
  — Derrick Bryson Taylor, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
• Area residents could see a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain, with snow and sleet expected to reach up to four inches.
  — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2023
• New England will see an icy mix of rain, freezing rain and sleet during the Friday morning commute.
  — Max Golembo, ABC News, 25 Jan. 2024
• One page had a photo of a cowboy on horseback, getting pummeled by freezing rain.
  — Andy Dunn, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
• There could be a light glaze of ice with freezing rain or drizzle in those areas as temperatures warm back up near the freezing mark.
  — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2024
• In recent days, ice and freezing rain have reportedly caused at least ten deaths in Oregon.
  — Melissa Noel, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
• An hour before sunrise, Shelly Brost walked a mile in freezing rain to the public assistance office.
  — Katheryn Houghton, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2023
• The first storm wave, which arrived Thursday night, started as freezing rain and then transitioned into a light snow.
  — Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 18 Jan. 2024
• As the storm continues to track toward the Great Lakes, forecasters say Chicago and parts of Michigan could see between 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch of ice and freezing rain.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2023
• Disruptions to the jet stream riding over the top of this combination of mild and cold air can produce a zone of freezing rain that can stretch hundreds of miles from west to east.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
• In McGrath, 18 miles farther back on the trail, there was freezing rain and fuzzy cloud cover obscuring the nearby mountains and grounding planes.
  — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Mar. 2023
• But a National Weather Service advisory through today warned of freezing rain and gusting winds of up to 40 mph for parts of the state.
  — Jonathan Mattise, arkansasonline.com, 19 Jan. 2024
• None of the crew reported seeing any rain, freezing rain or sleet in the area before 6 a.m., investigators said.
  — Zaeem Shaikh, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
• Any rain is spotty and brief enough not to think much about, but a few spots west or northwest could see a mainly inconsequential moment of freezing rain.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
• Around a half-inch of freezing rain fell on Wayne County, where Detroit is located, according to the weather service.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2023
• The weather service says freezing rain occurs when snowflakes descend into a warmer layer of air and melt completely.
  — The Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2024
• Snowfall totals of 6 to 12 inches are forecast for much of the Northeast, while light freezing rain is possible across northern portions of the mid-Atlantic.
  — Haley Brink, CNN, 26 Feb. 2023
• Temperatures plummeted that night as a dangerous cold snap brought freezing rain and gusty winds to north Georgia and the Atlanta area.
  — Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024
• And wintry weather is also returning to New York and New England, with snow, freezing rain and sleet possible.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
• According to the weather service, the most likely area for freezing rain on the peninsula will be the Sterling Highway corridor.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 23 Feb. 2023
• Icy roads and freezing rain are making for a treacherous commute Tuesday morning.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
• Racine, like much of southern Wisconsin, is currently seeing freezing rain and sleet.
  — Journal Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2023
• Snow accumulations were expected to reach up to 2 inches, and freezing rain and sleet could make travel treacherous in the area.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
• There could be significant sleet or even freezing rain on Thursday depending on the exact structure of the atmosphere.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 14 Sep 2024