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Spuds Moyogi
Snow in So. Cal., and in Las Vegas...National Weather Service has to explain what snow, sleet and grauple is--(and BTW, it's not "GrawPEL," for crying out loud)
from the article--He explained that if the precipitation bounces off the ground, then it contains ice, which would make it hail or sleet. If it floats, it’s snow. In many areas, residents reported seeing small slushy balls, which Boldt said is graupel, snowflakes slightly melted and bunched together.
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-california-snow-20190221-story.html
from the article--He explained that if the precipitation bounces off the ground, then it contains ice, which would make it hail or sleet. If it floats, it’s snow. In many areas, residents reported seeing small slushy balls, which Boldt said is graupel, snowflakes slightly melted and bunched together.
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-california-snow-20190221-story.html