It's funny, I was just thinking the same thing. I remember being instructed to put one pair of socks on, then bread wrappers over them, then another pair of socks. Yes, my mom saved bread wrappers to keep my feet dry, LOL..
My wife's employer was throwing a late holiday party that Friday evening. I just wanted to talk about the pending storm, but know one else had a clue of what was coming. I remember forecasts mentioning a foot of snow. Woke up Saturday morning to a beautiful explosive snowstorm.
Well, I just received my first : It's raining" prompt by phone notification. Will be curious to watch the accuracy with it, noting the previous comments on this subject.
Just drove from Newark,DE to Pennsville. NJ. Took about an hour. The warm air is infiltrating the atmosphere quicker than a pretty Chinese girl can find a congressman. A real potpourri of things falling from the sky. Just give me some thunder sleet and my day will be complete.
Old folklore - I was told when I was a child that when the flakes get larger, it's going to change to slop. But no scientific proof behind this, just my grand-mom.