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.

Flood in WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 18-JAN-15 16:19:00 to 18-JAN-15 17:36:00 (EST-5)
Location: FLEETWOOD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

All lanes of the Hutchinson River Pkwy. were closed between East Lincoln Ave. in Mount Vernon and Webster Ave. in New Rochelle due to flooding.

Flood in WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 18-JAN-15 17:06:00 to 18-JAN-15 17:36:00 (EST-5)
Location: FLEETWOOD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

The eastbound exit 9 ramp off Cross County Pkwy. in Mount Vernon was closed due to flooding.

Winter Weather in NORTHERN QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 18-JAN-15 06:00:00 to 18-JAN-15 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

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.

Winter Weather in NORTHERN NASSAU, NEW YORK
From 18-JAN-15 06:00:00 to 18-JAN-15 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Freezing rain led to widespread motor vehicle accidents, and numerous falls and injuries.

Winter Weather in SOUTHERN NASSAU, NEW YORK
From 18-JAN-15 06:00:00 to 18-JAN-15 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported freezing rain accumulation of a few hundredths of an inch.

Winter Weather in NORTHWEST SUFFOLK, NEW YORK
From 18-JAN-15 07:00:00 to 18-JAN-15 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Freezing rain led to widespread motor vehicle accidents, and numerous falls and injuries. Route 25 near Old Willets Path in Smithtown, and the Northern Parkway east of Route 110, were both closed due to icing.

Winter Weather in NORTHEAST SUFFOLK, NEW YORK
From 18-JAN-15 07:00:00 to 18-JAN-15 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Freezing rain led to widespread motor vehicle accidents, and numerous falls and injuries, including a 3-car multi-vehicle accident on William Floyd Parkway just south of Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Winter Weather in ORANGE, NEW YORK
From 18-JAN-15 06:00:00 to 18-JAN-15 20:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Freezing rain accumulated 0.1 inch at Montgomery Airport and at Cornwall-on-Hudson. The freezing rain led to widespread motor vehicle accidents, and numerous falls and injuries.

Winter Weather in PUTNAM, NEW YORK
From 18-JAN-15 06:00:00 to 18-JAN-15 20:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Freezing rain led to widespread motor vehicle accidents, and numerous falls and injuries.

Winter Weather in ROCKLAND, NEW YORK
From 18-JAN-15 06:00:00 to 18-JAN-15 16:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Freezing rain led to widespread motor vehicle accidents, and numerous falls and injuries.

Winter Weather in NORTHERN WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 18-JAN-15 06:00:00 to 18-JAN-15 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Freezing rain accumulated 0.1 inch in Somers. The freezing rain led to widespread motor vehicle accidents and injuries, including 5 injuries in a vehicle rollover on the northbound Taconic State Parkway at the Route 202 exit.

Winter Weather in SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 18-JAN-15 06:00:00 to 18-JAN-15 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Freezing rain led to widespread motor vehicle accidents, and numerous falls and injuries.

Winter Weather in NEW YORK (MANHATTAN), NEW YORK
From 18-JAN-15 06:00:00 to 18-JAN-15 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Freezing rain led to widespread motor vehicle accidents, and numerous falls and injuries.

Winter Weather in BRONX, NEW YORK
From 18-JAN-15 06:00:00 to 18-JAN-15 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

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.

Winter Weather in RICHMOND (STATEN IS.), NEW YORK
From 18-JAN-15 06:00:00 to 18-JAN-15 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Freezing rain led to widespread motor vehicle accidents and injuries, including a several-car pileup shortly after 07:00 AM at Clove and Richmond Roads, for which 9 people were treated for injuries at Staten Island University Hospital. The Goethals and Bayonne Bridges and the Outerbridge Crossing were all closed due to icy conditions.