Pedestrians first experienced the droplets as a patter of rain in the morning. But that turned into a salvo of ice pellets by mid-afternoon. Here's a look at the freezing rain that swept through parts of Massachusetts:
Umbrellas came out on Friday as freezing rain swept through Massachusetts.
Pedestrians first experienced the droplets as a patter of rain in the morning. But that turned into a salvo of ice pellets by mid-afternoon. Friday's trifecta of rain, sleet and ice didn't draw the same wonderment as last week's snow storm, which left a blanket of soft, powdery snow. But meteorologist David Epstein"The reason freezing rain is so problematic is because ice has very little friction and renders the traction you need between the road and your tires ineffective. Your brakes may stop your wheels, but your car's still going to slide across the ice.
A worker driving a Bobcat, outfitted with a power broom, cleans up the sidewalk on Seaport Boulevard. A worker clears snow and sleet from a shopping plaza sidewalk during the storm in Saugus.
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