I am in Asheville NC and it is snowing. Has been since 8PM. Never seen snow like this. The flakes are sort of like rice crispy flakes. They are icy but seem to be hollow in the middle.

Is this common in the North where you get much more snow? Temp was 35 degrees.

We call that sleet here pretty much ice rain .... If it cools off a few degrees you will see normal snow ...

Had that here today. Wasn't hail but wasn't really snow either. Happens when it is warm like this.

I've been around Hendersonville a few times. Most of the folks there say that Asheville is full of snowflakes

Without a doubt, we have some weird people here, Must be the tattoo capital of the US. Great restaurants, however.

Actually, I have never been that far. Just Hendersonville.

Lots of good brew pubs, but it's definitely a blue city politically.

If it looks like Styrofoam beads-that's called graupel.

Yep, graupel. we get it here pretty regular. It's like pelletized snow. I think it occurs when snow and freezing rain mix in the atmosphere.