Winter Weather — Northern Litchfield, Connecticut

2025-02-15 to 2025-02-16 · Northern Litchfield, Connecticut

Event narrative

A mixed precipitation event led to the combination of zone average snowfall of 3.9 inches, zone average flat ice accumulation of 0.30 inches, and zone average liquid equivalent of 1.25 inches.

Wider weather episode

A complex winter storm impacted northwest Connecticut between February 15th and 16th, 2025 bringing snow, freezing rain, and strong winds. Snow accumulations ranged from about 3 to 4 inches across Litchfield County with flat ice accreting up to 0.3 to 0.35 inches. By the event's conclusion, the total liquid equivalent across Litchfield County ranged from nearly 1.25 to 1.5 inches. The combination of heavy wet snow, heavy ice, and gusty winds led to significant power outages across the region, in addition to numerous motor vehicle accidents, road closures, and subsequent travel delays.

Key Impacts: power outages, motor vehicle accidents, travel delays, road closures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1238716. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.