NORFOLK, Va. — While most of us grew up cutting out snowflakes from construction paper, with six points, the truth is, many snowflakes don’t look like the star-shaped dendrites we are used to seeing.

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Not all snowflakes are the same. Experts believe that there are 35 different types of snowflakes. It all begins the atmosphere layer known as the dendritic growth zone which ...

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 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — We've had one busy winter compared to the last few years of no snow! Although we haven't actually hit our average for the year at 8" for Greensboro, we've still made it almost to a ...

Is it true that two snowflakes can't be identical and if not, what are the odds? The specific number of snowflake types depends on who you ask. Photographer Wilson Alwyn Bentley took pictures of ...