Millions along I-95 corridor see snow and cold temperatures after days of record warmth
Some areas saw an over a 50-degree drop as the cold front filtered in.
Extreme temperature drop brings snow and cold weather to millions on the East Coast
A sharp temperature drop swept across the East on Thursday, ending the record-breaking spring warmth. Now millions will experience snow and cold temperatures, with no immediate sign of another major burst of spring weather.
After a few days of record heat, the spring tease is over. Snow has already started falling in parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New York as a cold front moves up the East Coast.
Throughout the day on Thursday, temperatures in the 70s and 80s gave way, and snow started to spread along the I-95 corridor.
This ended the unseasonably warm stretch, as the weather returned to a more typical March pattern.
Future radar and temperatures for the Northeast on Thursday
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Many locations on the East Coast began Thursday morning experiencing record-high temperatures.
But as the cold front arrived overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning and moved offshore along the coast, those temperatures started to drop throughout the day.
Temperature change within the past 24 hours
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Some locations saw an over a 50-degree drop as the cold front filtered in.
New York City is a good example of this extreme change. On Wednesday, the high temperature was 70 degrees and overnight Thursday, temperatures remained warm, but by Thursday afternoon, they had fallen into the 40s and even upper 30s.
Cold front sweeps East ending the heat wave in New York City
After a few days of spring weather, an influx of cold air has come back to the East Coast. FOX Weather Meteorologist Bayne Froney is bundled up in Time Square covering the extreme temperature change and is waiting for the snow.
Along with the cooler air, lingering moisture moved up the East Coast. As that moisture combined with the cold air, snow showers began.
As of right now, any snow is unlikely to stick to the ground due to the recent warm temperatures. But some accumulation is possible across the Mid-Atlantic and any elevated locations.
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Snowfall across the Northeast is expected to be on the lighter side, with many areas likely to only see an inch or less as temperatures plummet.
After Thursday, the region will settle back into temperatures closer to seasonal averages with no immediate sign of another burst of spring temperatures returning anytime soon.
As the North manages the return of winter, the same cold front that was responsible for the severe storms across the Midwest and South, will spark severe weather in the Deep South and Carolinas.
Warm, moist air will fuel the severe storms, bringing damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes.
Stay with FOX Weather for the latest on the extreme weather.