Northern Fairfield storm history

A wind gust to 68 mph was reported at Danbury Airport at 711 pm. A 55 year old male was killed when a tree fell on him while he cleared debris.

Forty six people were injured in a 50 car pile up near the corner of route 110 and Indian Well Road around noon when freezing rain began. None of the injuries were life threatening.

Numerous trees and power lines were downed throughout the county. This resulted in numerous power outages. Danbury Airport reported a gust of 49 mph at 1244 pm LST.

A Trained spotter reported 9.4 inches at 4 NNW New Fairfield. Cocorahs reported 7.0 inches in Bethel, 6.5 inches in Brookfield, 6.1 inches at 2.4 NNE Ridgefield, and 6.0 inches at 4.5 SSE Bethel.

Cocorahs reported 5.0 inches at 4 N Stamford, 3.8 inches at 2 NNE Ridgefield, and 1.9 inches at Brookfield. The public reported 3.5 inches at 4 NNW Ridgefield.

Snow of approximately 1 to 2.5 inches fell in the late afternoon and evening before the changeover to freezing rain. ASOS reported 0.48 inches of ice at Danbury Airport, and trained spotters reported 0.35 inches in New Fairfield, 0.40 inches at 4 NNW New Fairfield, and 0.25 inche…

Accumulating snow fell across the zone mostly in a 4 to 5 hour period, mainly during the late evening across the zone, with brief mixed precip and lighter snow afterwards towards early morning. Cocorahs observers reported 6.1 inches in Sandy Hook, 5.0 inches at 5.3 S Newtown, 4.7…

Trained spotters reported 5.5 inches of snow at 4 NNW New Fairfield, 5.2 inches in New Fairfield, 4.3 inches in Danbury, and 3.8 inches in Weston. Cocorahs reported 4.5 inches in Bethel, 4.3 inches at 2.4 NNE Ridgefield and 4.0 inches in Brookfield. Snow reports were at advisory …

Trained spotters reported 4.0 inches at 4 NNW New Fairfield and 2.7 inches at 2 ESE Danbury. Cocorahs observers reported 3.0 inches at Bethel and 2.7 inches at Brookfield. Light freezing rain amounts were also reported.

Trained spotters reported 3.2 inches at 4 NNW New Fairfield, 2.5 inches at 1 E Danbury, and 2.4 inches at 3 WSW Shelton. Cocorahs observers also reported 3.0 inches at Ridgefield, 2.8 inches 4.5 SSE Bethel, and 2.5 inches in Monroe.

Broadcast media reported wires down on Route 53 in Danbury at 300 PM Local Standard Time.

Broadcast Media reported a tree down on a house in the East Hayestown Road area in Danbury, CT at 511 PM Local Standard Time.

A very heavy wet snowfall occurred across Northern Fairfield County. Reports from trained spotters included; 13.2 inches at 2 NNW Bethel, 11.5 inches at 4 SSE Sherman, 11.4 inches at 4 NNE Bethel, and 9.7 inches at 5 ENE Redding.

The Yantic River remained in Major Flood Stage with a reported partial dam break in Fitchville as a result of heavy rain and snow melt.

Snow amounts varied greatly across Northern Fairfield with Trained spotters reporting 8.5 inches in New Fairfield, 8.0 inches at 4 SSE Sherman, and 4.4 inches at Danbury. However, amounts were noticeably lower going south with Redding reporting 4.0 inches, Stamford reporting 3.5 …

Reported snowfall varied greatly along the western edge of Northern Fairfield. Most of the zone received snowfall under 6 inches going east and south. The higher elevations reported over 6 inches of snow along the far western portions of the zone as temperatures were marginal and…

Heavy snow fell across the northern half of the county. Snowfall reports from trained spotters of 6.8 inches at 1 E Danbury, and 6.3 inches in New Fairfield were reported. Also a Cocorahs observer reported 6.2 inches at 2.4 NNE Ridgefield.

Multiple instances of downed trees occurred across Northern Fairfield County as reported by the CT Department of highways. This included a tree with wires down in Wilton, CT on Route 33 at Route 55 at 703 AM Local Standard Time, a tree and wires down in Brookfield, CT on Route 25…

Three to five inches fell across northern most Fairfield County. A trained spotter reported 5.3 inches of snow at 4 NNW New Fairfield. The general public reported 3.4 inches at 3 ENE New Fairfield. Amateur Radio reported 2.6 inches in Newtown.

The Danbury ASOS reported 0.06 inches and 4 NNW New Fairfield trained spotter reported 0.05 inches of flat ice accretion. A trained spotter also reported 0.15 inches of flat ice accretion in Weston, along with 2.3 inches of snow / sleet before the changeover to freezing rain. COC…

Trained spotters reported 3.3 inches in Danbury and 3.0 inches in New Fairfield.

The Danbury Airport ASOS reported 0.14 inches of flat ice accretion. Other ice reports further south outside of Northern Fairfield were far less and on the order of only 0.02 or less of ice accretion.

Trained spotters reported 6.0 inches in Bethel, 6.0 inches in Trumbull, 6.0 inches in New Fairfield, 7.5 inches in Monroe, and 8.0 inches in Shelton.

A general 2 to 5 inches of snow fell across Northern portions of Fairfield County. Trained spotters reported 5.0 inches in New Fairfield, 3.0 inches in Shelton, and 1.5 inches in Weston. Cocorahs reported 2.0 inches in Ridgefield and 1.5 inches in Monroe. Danbury ASOS reported .0…

Snowfall reports of 4.5 to 7.6 inches of snow were reported. A trained spotter in Danbury reported 7.6 inches, and a 7.5 inch report was submitted via CoCorahs.

Danbury Airport ASOS recorded .06 of ice accretion.

Trained spotters in New Fairfield, Danbury, and Newtown reported 3.3 inches of snow, 2.1 inches of snow, and 1.5 inches of snow respectively.

Trained spotters and the public reported 4 to 6 inches of snow. The Danbury Airport ASOS recorded 0.03 inches of freezing rain.

Trained spotters, Emergency Managers, CoCoRaHS, and the public reported 5 to 8 inches of snowfall.

Trained spotters, amateur radio, and the public reported 13 to 19 inches of snow. Amateur radio reported 19.0 inches of snow in Danbury and a trained spotter reported 19.0 inches of snow 4 miles south-southeast of Sherman. The nearby Bridgeport Airport ASOS measured a 47 mph wind…

CoCoRaHS 3 miles west of Danbury reported 3 inches of snow.

A trained spotter in Danbury reported 3.4 inches of snow. The public reported 3.4 inches of snow in Newtown.

Multiple wind gusts of 58-71 mph recorded, including a measured wind gust of 71 mph at 1131 PM December 24, 2020 local standard time in Greenwich. Additionally, a trained spotter reported that a 60 foot oak tree was uprooted and leaning on power lines 6 miles west of New Canaan a…

Trained spotters, CoCoRaHS, and amateur radio measured 9 to 14.5 inches of snow. The 14.5 inches of snow was measured 5 miles north-northwest of Danbury. The Danbury Airport ASOS measured a 43 mph wind gust at 9:53 pm on December 16, 2020.

At 12 pm, social media reported a tree down on to cars in Trumbull. Around 140 pm, the fire department reported trees and wires down on Route 57 and Georgetown Road in the town of Georgetown. In the town of Newtown, social media reported trees snapped behind a shed at 3 pm. Aroun…

CoCoRaHS observers, Trained Spotters, and Social Media reported 3 to 7 inches of snow.

The KDXR ASOS recorded a heat index of between 100 and 105 at 1500 hours and 1700 hours.

The KDXR ASOS recorded a heat index of 105 at 1700 hours.

The KDXR ASOS recorded a heat index between 95 and 100 from 1500 to 1900 hours.

CoCoRaHS, trained spotters, Broadcast media, and the public reported 8 to 12 inches of snow.

A Emergency Manager in Bethel reported 2.0 inches of snow and the public reported 3.5 inches of snow in Easton.

Snow squalls quickly moved through bringing whiteout conditions, strong winds, and dangerous driving conditions. A trained spotter reported 1 inch of snowfall in nearby Waterbury, CT in one hour.

Trained spotters, CoCoRaHS, and broadcast media reported 3 to 5 inches of snow. The Danbury Airport ASOS reported 0.37 inches of ice accretion. The combination of snow accumulation and ice accretion led to significant impacts across northern Fairfield county. Broadcast media repo…

An Emergency Manager in Bethel reported 8 inches of snow. A trained spotter in New Fairfield reported 12 inches of snow. Trained spotters, Amateur Radio, CoCoRaHS, and the public reported 6 to 9 inches of snow.

Trained spotters, CoCoRaHS, and the public reported 6 to 8 inches of snowfall.

Trained spotters, social media, broadcast media, and the public reported 2 to 6 inches of snow.

CoCoRaHS observers, trained spotters, an emergency manager, and broadcast media reported 6 to 11 inches of snow.

Trained spotters, CoCoRaHS observers, and Amateur Radio reported 1 to 2 feet of snow. The highest totals were reported in New Fairfield and Newtown with 26.8 and 24.3 inches respectively. Trees and wires were brought down across the town of Ridgefield due to heavy wet snowfall an…

Law Enforcement reported a tree and wires down on Bayberry Hill in the town of Branchville at 315 pm. At 1230 pm, The Department of Highways closed Route 39 between Warwic Road and Ball Pond Road east due to a tree down onto wires. This occurred in the town of New Fairfield. In t…

A trained spotter reported 7 inches of snow in New Fairfield. Otherwise, snowfall amounts ranged from 2 to 4 inches.