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Icy Mix: Storm Bringing Freezing Rain, Sleet Could Cause Hazardous Travel Conditions
A new storm sweep that will sweep through the region won't bring more snowfall but will be accompanied by freezing rain and sleet that could lead to dangerous travel conditions.
The time frame for the storm is Sunday, Jan. 9, from about daybreak to 11 a.m.
Total ice accumulations of a light glaze is possible, the National Weather Service said in a Hazardous Weather Outlook statement issued Saturday morning, Jan. 8.
For a look at areas most at risk for seeing freezing rain, sleet, and hazardous driving conditions, see the first image above. .Very slippery sidewalks, roads, and bri…
Stormy Sunday, Monday: Cold With Rainfall Up To 3 Inches, Coastal Flooding
Don't adjust your calendar.But it definitely does feel more like mid-February than mid-April, especially following a stretch of back-to-back days of true spring weather.
That trend will continue the next couple of days with heavy rain, possible thunderstorms, brisk winds and even the possibility of freezing rain in areas farther north.
The potential for pockets of freezing rain and drizzle into Sunday evening, mainly in higher elevations, is for Northern Westchester, Putnam Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Northern Fairfield and Western Passaic. A glaze of ice accretion is possible.
A period of…
