Blizzard in Southern Middlesex, Connecticut

Frequent wind gusts of over 35 mph and 1/4 mile visibility or less was reported at Chester FAA AWOS station just to the north. Chester AWOS reported at 45 mph gust during the event. Snowfall reported across the zone ranged from mainly 15 to 20 inches via the public, broadcast media, trained spotters, and Cocorahs.

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.