Event Summary

Warm air overriding a stationary front along the coast, while a shallow Arctic air mass remained entrenched over land, led to light freezing rain through the day, and also into the evening well inland. Freezing rain continued even as air temperatures warmed above freezing due to very cold ground temperatures. The frozen ground also resulted in flooding in Westchester County. Freezing rain led to widespread motor vehicle accidents, including a 25-car pileup on the Cross Island Parkway in Queens, and numerous falls and injuries. The MTA also suspended some bus service, and the Long Island Expressway was closed near the Queens-Midtown Tunnel at 09:00 AM. Freezing rain led to widespread motor vehicle accidents, and numerous falls and injuries. Freezing rain led to widespread motor vehicle accidents, including a 20-car multi-vehicle accident on the Bruckner Expressway that occurred around 07:15 AM, and a 15-car pileup on The Cross Bronx Expressway, and numerous falls and injuries. The Cross Bronx Expressway was closed, and the MTA also suspended some bus service.