Northeast braces for flash freeze, just after coast-to-coast storm sparks travel chaos

A coast-to-coast tempest charging eastward crossed the continental U.S. is funneling grounds lukewarm temperatures into the Northeast that won't past long.

A flash frost is forecast to plunge temperatures backmost down into the teens and 20s by Friday nighttime into Saturday greeting crossed overmuch of New England and the Northeast.

As dense rainfall moves through, beardown northwest winds volition rapidly usher frigid aerial backmost into the portion Friday nighttime into Saturday morning. Temperatures successful the portion volition plummet into the teens and 20s by Friday night, according to the FOX Forecast Center.

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It has been a bitterly acold commencement to December, with astir the full eastbound 3rd of the U.S. moving astatine slightest a fewer degrees beneath mean month-to-date.

Ahead of a imaginable flash freeze, grounds precocious temperatures were recorded successful much than 10 locations, chiefly crossed New England. Both Burlington, Vermont and Albany, New York broke their 130-year-old grounds precocious temperatures.

A flash frost occurs erstwhile a accelerated driblet successful somesthesia combines with bedewed surfaces, starring to icy roadways that tin interaction travel. 

In Burlington, temperatures volition autumn to adjacent freezing by dinnertime. In New York City, where temperatures were astir 55 degrees into the precocious morning, by 6-8pm, beryllium astir 25 degrees cooler successful the mid to little 30s.

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The accelerated somesthesia driblet whitethorn origin immoderate remaining rainfall to freeze, starring to achromatic crystal and unsafe driving conditions Friday evening and overnight. Some areas whitethorn besides spot airy snow, which could further worsen question conditions. 

Wind chill values volition dip into the azygous digits for galore crossed New England and interior portions of the Northeast aboriginal Saturday. Fortunately, temperatures volition rebound Saturday afternoon, with highs climbing backmost into the 30s.