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How do snowflakes get their shape?

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls missed out on the snow, but we know about the blizzard in northeast KELOLAND Wednesday. Meteorologist Scot Mundt takes an up-close look at the snow. With ...
Did you know snowflakes start out as dust? Or that snow isn’t actually white? We’re digging into the biggest scientific ...
Snowflakes are tiny but incredibly complex. Simply put, it’s an ice crystal that has gained enough mass to fall to Earth as snow. The shape of that crystal structure is largely determined by the ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — We’re accustomed to snow here in Western New York, but do you know that all snowflakes develop differently? Western New York knows snow — we ski on it, sled on it, and of course ...
This 10.0 mm (0.4 inches) monster snowflake holds the Guinness record for the largest snow crystal. A microscope was used to photograph it in four quadrants, which were later digitally recombined.
CLEVELAND — Snowflakes, those delicate ice crystals, come in various shapes and sizes. This frozen precipitation is shaped by specific temperature and humidity conditions. The formation of flakes ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Snow flurries flurries fell across parts of Middle Tennessee Wednesday morning. Even though the light snow didn’t cause any impacts, they did stick around long enough for ...