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What percentage of all winter weather related injuries are from freezing precipitation?

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20%. By forming an iceglaze over the surfaces, freezing precipitation accounts for 20% of all winter weather related injuries in the United States. When the freezing precipitation leads to accumulation of 0.25 inch ice, it is known as Ice storm.
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