1.   The snow flakes vanished as they touched the ground.

2.   Hail forms when rain drops collect and freeze onto partially melted snow flakes.

3.   Hail is a ball of ice that forms when rain drops collect and freeze onto partially melted snow flakes high in a thunderstorm.

4.   In contrast, blustery winds carried wet snow flakes across the landscape of northern Minnesota on Saturday.

5.   Light rain showers will accompany a cold front sweeping off the Eastern Seaboard, while a few snow flakes fly in the interior Northeast.

6.   Sprinkles will be mixed with snow flakes otherwise.

7.   Paper snow flakes adorn a classroom.

8.   The storm turned to rain during the morning qualifying runs and then wet snow flakes for the finals.