Word: sleeting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...tapping fingers a little in the early days of the Nagano Games, and an occasional hint of loss, frustration and anxiety flavored the opening moments. The glamorous, made-for-TV showcase of the men's downhill was postponed and postponed and postponed again, as snow gave way to sleet gave way to rain. Delay after delay left the athletes fractious, and fans who had traveled from distant islands to watch the Games found themselves standing in strong winter monsoons. The Olympic Village waited and waited to see Paul Kariya, the Canadian hockey star of Japanese descent, arrive, and finally...
Late last night, area meteorologists were still refining their forecasts for the Boston area. Minor shifts in the track of a strong low pressure system will decide whether the region receives a heavy dose of snow, as was predicted earlier, or of mostly freezing rain and sleet...
...winter storm warning was in effect last night. The National Weather Service predicted that the heaviest precipitation would fall after midnight. Any freezing rain and sleet is expected to turn back to snow late today, with light snow lingering into tomorrow morning...
Boston will be covered by "about two to five inches by morning," Newhall said last night. In Cambridge, students can expect "about three to four inches overnight, mixed with sleet by morning," he said...
...discovered the meaning of guyness. You're intrigued, I am sure. Lord knows I was. But before I tell you the secret, a little background would be helpful. It was Friday last, the first real day of winter, whether the calendar agreed or not. Outside, a cold combination of sleet and snow was falling with little pings to the ground. There was something beautiful about it all, but in another, more real sense, it was cold and wet--so I decided to stay inside. I wandered into the Mather House library to check out the magazines and there...