Southern Middlesex storm history

Numerous trees and power lines were downed throughout the county. This resulted in numerous power outages. Nearby Chester Airport reported a peak gust of 53 mph at 335 pm LST. There were no reports of coastal flooding as the highest storm surge did not coincide with high tide and…

A cocorahs observer reported 8.0 inches at 2.9 NNE Old Saybrook. Broadcast media reported 8.0 inches in Clinton. The public reported 7.7 inches at 2 NW Saybrook Manor.

A Cocorahs observer reported 4.5 inches at 2.9 NNE Old Saybrook. Amateur radio reported 4.0 inches at 1 NNE Killingworth. Broadcast media reported 3.6 inches in Clinton. A trained spotter reported 3.2 inches at 1 SW Westbrook.

An accumulating snow fell during the late evening and into a portion of the overnight across the zone. Broadcast media reported 4.4 inches in Clinton and a trained spotter reported 3.8 inches in Westbrook.

Broadcast media reported a large tree down on a car on South Obtuse Road in Brookfield, CT at 315 PM Local Standard Time.

Heavy wet snow fell across Southern Middlesex, especially away from the immediate coast. A trained spotter over in Madison on the border of Southern New Haven and Southern Middlesex reported 8.6 inches. Running just along the northern edge of the zone 2.7 WNW Chester Center repor…

Moderate coastal flooding occurred at the nearby New Haven NOS tidal gauge, with water levels above the moderate threshold of 9.3 ft MLLW from 1054 AM EST to 112 PM EST, and a peak water level of 10.1 ft MLLW from 1148 AM EST to 1230 PM EST. Moderate coastal flooding occurred at …

Broadcast media reported a tree down on wires at the intersection of Airline Road and Cow Hill Road in Clinton, CT at 110 AM Local Standard Time .

Moderate coastal flooding occurred at the New London NOS tidal gauge, with water levels above the moderate threshold of 6.0 ft MLLW from 600 AM to 800 AM EST, and a peak water level of 6.2 ft MLLW at 730 AM EST.

A couple of measured high wind gusts were reported at mesonet stations within Old Saybrook, CT. The first was 67 mph at the Reed Court station at 750 AM Local Standard Time. The other was 66 mph at the Maple Avenue station at 830 AM Local Standard Time.

A trained spotter reported 3.3 inches in Westbrook. A Cocorahs observer reported 4.0 inches nearby, near the northern edge of the zone in Killingworth.

A trained spotter reported 4.0 inches before the event was over in Westbrook.

A general 8 to 14 inches fell across southern portions of Middlesex County with 13 inches of snow reported in Old Saybrook. Strong gusty winds were reported with blowing and drifting of snow creating near blizzard conditions.

Along the norther portion of the zone boundary a public report of 11 inches was reported in Higganum. A trained spotter reported 7.0 inches of snow in Westbrook.

Trees and wires down in the town of Old Saybrook.

Trained spotters reported 4 to 6 inches of snow.

Broadcast media in Clinton reported 8.1 inches of snow. A trained spotter in Westbrook reported 7.0 inches of snow.

Trained Spotters and the public reported 10 to 13 inches of snow. The nearby Groton Airport ASOS measured a 51 mph wind gust at 7:56 pm on February 1, 2021.

Broadcast media measured 6 inches of snow in Clinton. Amateur Radio reported 9 inches of snow in Westbrook. The nearby Chester Airport AWOS measured a 44 mph wind gust at 11:35 am on December 17, 2020.

A measured wind gust of 59 mph occurred at The Cedar Island Marina at 4:54 AM local standard time.

Around 128 pm, law enforcement reported Route 17 closed between Talcott Lane and Route 68 due to a downed tree and wires. This occurred in Durham Center.

A peak water level of 6.3 ft MLLW occurred at the nearby NOS tidal gauge at New London at 2019-10-16 23:24. The moderate coastal flood threshold of 6.0 ft MLLW was exceeded from 2019-10-16 23:18 to 2019-10-16 23:36. Torrential rainfall may have contributed to these water levels. …

A trained spotter in Westbrook reported 7.2 inches of snow.

Broadcast Media in Clinton reported 3.9 inches of snow.

Snow squalls quickly moved through bringing whiteout conditions, strong winds, and dangerous driving conditions. A trained spotter reported 0.5 inches of snowfall in nearby Woodbridge, CT in one hour.

The water level at the nearby New Haven NOS tidal gauge reached a peak of 9.6 ft MLLW between 05:27 AM EST and 05:51 AM EST on the 16th. The moderate coastal flood threshold of 9.2 ft MLLW there was exceeded between 04:57 AM EST and 06:21 AM EST.

Trained spotters and amateur radio reported 3 to 5 inches of snow.

The AWOS at Chester reported heat indices of 105 to 109 during the afternoon hours.

Broadcast media reported 4 to 6 inches of snowfall.

Trained spotters and the public reported 2 to 4 inches of snow.

Connecticut Department of Transportation and broadcast media reported 6 to 8 inches of snow.

Nearby CoCoRaHS observers in southern New London County reported 2 to 4 inches of snowfall.

The media reported a large tree down on Route 1 in Clinton at 908 am. The ASOS at nearby Groton New London Airport measured a wind gust to 59 mph at 908 am.

Broadcast media reported 5.2 inches of snowfall in Clinton. CoCoRaHS observers reported 3 to 4 inches in Westbrook.

Social media reported 3 to 5 inches of snow.

A trained spotter in Haddam reported 10.5 inches of snow. Social media reported 13 inches in Killingsworth. Near-blizzard conditions occurred across Southern Middlesex County, but the heaviest snow bands did not persist long enough to meet blizzard criteria.

Chester Airport AWOS observations showed blizzard conditions, with visibility less than one quarter mile in heavy snow and frequent wind gusts over 35 mph during the late morning and early afternoon on February 9th.

CT DOT reported 13 inches of snow in Old Saybrook.

Connecticut D.O.T. reported 7.8 inches of snow in Old Saybrook. Broadcast media reported 5.9 inches of snow in Clinton.

A CoCoRaHs observer in Westbrook reported snowfall of 5.6 inches.

Public and Connecticut DOT reports indicated 8 to 11 inches of snowfall.

Connecticut DOT reported 6.7 inches of snow at Old Saybrook. Nearby Chester ASOS (KSNC) reported near blizzard conditions from 9 AM until 10 PM.

An emergency manager, the public, broadcast media, and Connecticut DOT all reported snowfall of 5 to 7 inches.

Connecticut DOT, broadcast media and the public reported 6 to 7 inches of snow.

Snowfall averaged around 8 inches along with some light icing along the coast.

Nearby Groton-New London Airport experienced blizzard conditions, with 1/4 mile visibility in heavy snow and north winds gusting frequently over 35 mph, from about 4 AM until about 9 AM.

Trained spotters, Connecticut DOT, and the public reported snowfall of 14 to 21 inches. North winds gusted up to 45 mph at nearby Groton-New London Airport, with blowing and drifting of snow.

Freezing rain led to widespread motor vehicle accidents, and numerous falls and injuries.

A large tree limb was knocked down in North Haven at 2 pm. This was reported by the public. Nearby, a wind gust of 44 mph was measured at New Haven Airport at 12:46 pm.