Blizzard in Southern Fairfield, Connecticut

Frequent wind gusts of over 40 mph with Bridgeport ASOS reporting a 53 mph gust at 4:36 am, and Fairfield CWOP reporting a 51 mph gust at 6:52 am, and frequent visibilities of a quarter mile or less were reported at the Bridgeport ASOS. Snowfall amounts reported across the zone ranged from mainly 13 to 18 inches via the public, trained spotters, Cocorahs, Amateur radio, NWS employees and other sources.

Low pressure in the gulf states moved northeast and intensified along and off the Mid Atlantic coast with the consolidated of mid level energy resulting in a major Nor'easter which brought blizzard and near blizzard conditions to Southern Connecticut. The storm became vertically stacked and it slowly pulled away to the east and brought a heavy to major snowfall across Southern Connecticut, with blizzard conditions across the southern coastal zones, along with Northern Fairfield County. Winter storm and near blizzard conditions were reported across the remainder of Southern Connecticut. A major snowfall occurred region wide, with portions of the region receiving historic snowfall totals.