Heavy Snow — Northern Fairfield, Connecticut

2024-02-13 · Northern Fairfield, Connecticut

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure across the Tennessee Valley and the Gulf states tracked tracked north, and redeveloped and intensified rapidly off the Mid Atlantic coast. A wet snowfall occurred across Southern Connecticut, with heavy wet snow across the western half of Southern Connecticut and interior Eastern Southern Connecticut mostly away from the immediate coast. Lesser amounts were reported across southeastern portions mainly due to marginal surface temperatures which precluded higher snow amounts in some urban locations and further east.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1152293. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.