Winter Weather — Northern New Haven, Connecticut

2023-03-14 · Northern New Haven, Connecticut

Event narrative

Cocorahs reports came with 3.4 inches in Naugatuck and 2.7 inches at 1.2 WSW Seymour. Broadcast media reported 3.8 inches at 4 ENE Naugatuck, with the public reporteding 3.3 inches in Southbury and a public reported of 7.0 inches at 1 NNW Oxford. Reports along the southern eastern portion of the zone at lower elevations were under 3 inches.

Wider weather episode

A Miller B type storm brought rain which changed over to wet snow across Interior Southern CT. The heaviest snow totals were mostly driven by elevation across far northwestern Fairfield as temperatures were right at freezing. Most places closer to the coast had considerably less snow, which was mainly on colder surfaces. Locations to the east across the interior had accumulating snow but amounts were below warning criteria.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1075767. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.