Winter Weather — Southern New London, Connecticut

2024-02-13 · Southern New London, Connecticut

Event narrative

Wet snow accumulated across Southern New London County, but warning criteria snow was met in consistent fashion just north of the northern boundary of the zone. There was one report of 6.0 inches at 1 NNE New London, but it was the only report of 6 inches. Stonington only reported 1.2 inches as of 0900. Other coastal locations in New London County like East Lyme, Old Lyme, and Mystic which all reporting under 2 inches by mid morning did not report again.

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 1152567. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.