Meteorologymedium#134
Freezing rain occurs when:
A
Snow melts falling through a warm layer, then becomes supercooled in a cold layer near the surface
CorrectB
Rain freezes in cumulonimbus clouds
C
Hail forms in stratiform clouds
D
Ice crystals fall from cirrus clouds
Explanation
Freezing rain forms when snow melts in a warm layer aloft, then the rain droplets become supercooled passing through a sub-zero layer near the surface and freeze on contact.
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