Originally Posted by
kuan
It's the rain that freezes on the ground that's dangerous. If your ground has been cold for the last few days then it might freeze over creating black ice. But it's at night so the snowplows should get the salt and sand down.
Ground needs to be at or below freezing for "freezing rain". What basically happens is regular rain from warmer air aloft hitting a below freezing surface. FWIW that is what we are having tonight in central oHIo...after an inch or so of fresh snow
Aaron
