Christmas Day storm soaks and whips the East Coast with 65MPH winds leaving downed trees and power outages in its wake before freezing temps take hold
More than 400,000 household across US woke up to no power on Christmas morning, with New York alone accounting for a quarter of the outages
East Coast was drenched with rain and lashed with powerful winds gusting to up to 75mph in Boston
Most of tri-state area saw rain totals of 1-3 inches, triggering coast flood warnings in Long Island and Connecticut
Temperatures slid into the 40s and were set to drop below freezing in New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia overnight, raising concerns about icy conditions