Winter Weather — Northern New Haven, Connecticut

2024-12-04 to 2024-12-05 · Northern New Haven, Connecticut

Event narrative

Public observers reported 4.5 inches in Wolcott and 2.9 inches at 2 SE Beacon Falls. Cocorahs observers reported 3.5 inches in Naugatuck and 2.5 inches in Waterbury. A trained spotter reported 3.3 inches in Seymour.

Wider weather episode

A somewhat surprise localized advisory level snow fell with marginal surface temperatures across far northern portions of Southern Connecticut from the late evening hours on December 4th, into the overnight hours of the early morning of December 5th. An upper level disturbance rotated around the base of a longwave trough as the primary surface low tracked well north of the region. Noticeably less to trace amounts of snow fell further south across Southern Connecticut closer to the coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1220563. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.