Snow and BELOW FREEZING temperatures on tap for northeast US and New England on Saturday in potentially rare May storm

A FREAK snowstorm is in the making a beeline towards the Northeast and New England which is set to smash seasonal temperature and snow records.  From tomorrow, a storm system will clash with bitter cold Arctic air courtesy of the polar vortex, meaning there is a potential for a heavy snowfall.  Widespread snowfall totals will […]

A FREAK snowstorm is in the making a beeline towards the Northeast and New England which is set to smash seasonal temperature and snow records. 

From tomorrow, a storm system will clash with bitter cold Arctic air courtesy of the polar vortex, meaning there is a potential for a heavy snowfall. 

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Widespread snowfall totals will range from a dusting of up to eight inches in some spots.

But some areas in extreme northern New England could see up to a foot — breaking May snowfall records. 

Cities that could see snow include Syracuse, Albany in New York; Scranton, Rochester, Binghamton Pennsylvania; and Burlington, Vermont, NBC reports.

Making things worse, Winds with gusts over 40 mph are forecast to blast the entire Northeast region and Eastern Seaboard. 

Throughout Saturday, snow, rain showers and strong gusts will continue for the Northeast and New England.

At least 45 million people are already under freeze watches which could make driving hazardous. 

The bone-chilling air could bust more than 50 record lows could be set or tied after Saturday and Sunday. 

Highs and lows will be 10 to 20 degrees below average this weekend, with that cold air covering all the way down to the Deep South.

By Saturday morning, 75 million people will wake up to temperatures below freezing. 

Wind chills in the Northeast will be in the 20s and 30s, and for many cities, it will be colder on Saturday than it was on Christmas Day. 

Cities that could set record lows over the weekend include: New York and Buffalo; Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee; Baltimore; Detroit; Pittsburgh; Charlotte, North Carolina; Little Rock, Arkansas; Montgomery, Alabama; and Shreveport, Louisiana.

New York City last dipped into the 30s in May was 1978.

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