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Explain the process sleet goes through from the time it leaves the clouds to the

time it hits the ground

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Sleet is simply frozen raindrops and occurs when the layer of freezing air along the surface is thicker. This causes the raindrops to freeze before reaching the ground. In addition, ice caused by freezing rain can rapidly add weight to tree branches and power lines, causing them to snap or break

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