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it must be my imagination
For anyone who likes wintry sights and sounds, the Yosemite Nature Notes series includes a 7-minute video on frazil ice, which is frozen mist created in waterfalls. Here's a little of it in Yosemite Creek just below Yosemite Falls, April 17, 2013, 9:33 a.m.
The previous day, the weather was unsettled. At times there were hailstorms, but the hail was soft and round when it fell, more like tiny snowballs (~4 mm) than like ice chips. This is some of it. I later learned that it's called graupel.
The previous day, the weather was unsettled. At times there were hailstorms, but the hail was soft and round when it fell, more like tiny snowballs (~4 mm) than like ice chips. This is some of it. I later learned that it's called graupel.