Roughly 1 million people in the Northeast could face hazardous travel conditions this weekend as freezing rain makes roads slick across four states.

"It's a little too early to be talking about any ice amounts or ice accumulation forecasts, but anytime we have freezing rain in the forecast, our main concern first and foremost is travel and travel safety for the public," National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist Maureen Hastings told Newsweek .

The heaviest freezing rain will fall during the overnight hours on Saturday, before colder weather causes precipitation to fall mainly as snow on Sunday.

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A powerful clipper storm is expected to move across parts of the Northeast this weekend, bringing a wintry mix of freezing rain, slee t, and snow to densely traveled regio

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