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Rime frost on trees in Haywood County
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- November 23, 2007
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This is rime frost on trees along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Haywood County. This kind of rime, called soft rime, forms when fog or mist freezes to the outer surface of objects. It takes the form of delicate needles on the windward side of objects.
