It’s happened before. Hell, New England can go from single-digit temperatures to rain within 24 hours in the right set-up. That used to drive me insane as a kid.
Yeah, that’s the method I try to roll with but sometimes end up screwed anyway. Getting a few inches of snow first is key in being able to deal with it I think. Mostly sleet over to freezing drizzle is a nightmare if you don’t own a plow.
Temperatures don’t really get above freezing the rest of the week so any ice may stick around until next system moves in late week. Sun angle should help with branches and power lines though.
I see lots of sleet for us. Even if it turns to freezing rain it’s going to be coming down too hard to cause extensive tree and powerline damage. This isn’t 48 hours of freezing drizzle, It’s a fast moving system.