freezing

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Around 180 million Americans - more than half the population - are set to be affected by widespread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain, which is a dangerous phenomenon where cooled rain droplets freeze instantly on surfaces.

From BBC

A massive winter storm has disrupted swaths of the U.S., dropping snow, freezing roads and causing thousands of flight cancellations and power outages.

From The Wall Street Journal

Across the United States, millions are bracing for a sprawling winter storm that is disrupting travel, threatening power infrastructure and sending temperatures plunging well below freezing.

From Salon

Temperatures fluctuated right around freezing day and night, causing a repeated thaw and refreeze that made sidewalks treacherous.

From The Wall Street Journal

A massive winter storm was set to drop a mix of freezing rain and heavy snow on some 160 million Americans starting Friday, threatening to bring dangerously icy conditions.

From Barron's