#4281 Postby dhweather » Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:46 am
opticsguy wrote:My wife sent me a picture. Snow and sleet have formed a sheet on the roads and driveways near Melissa. So much for the ground being above freezing.
What most likely is happening is that the roads were just at or above freezing, then thermodynamics - the snow and sleet exchange heat with the asphalt, and it congeals into ice. Very dangerous!
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