Updated on December 17, 2020 at 2:25 pm
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Crews worked in whiteout conditions Thursday in a race to clear Massachusetts' roads as temperatures plummeted, threatening a flash-freeze.
"We're starting to catch up now, but this has been a tough storm. We're really concerned right now about this flash-freeze," Massachusetts State Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver told NBC10 Boston. "The temperatures are dropping rapidly."
The season's first major storm, officially a nor'easter, is expected to cover the state in 12 to 18 inches of snow when all is said and done. But the roads are expected to get worse -- not better -- despite over 3,000 pieces of equipment from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation treating roadways since Wednesday night.