Coastal Flood in Southern Fairfield, Connecticut

An intense low pressure system developed off the DELMARVA Coast during Monday morning. It moved slowly east-northeast, passing south of Long Island Monday afternoon and southeast of Cape Cod, MA during Tuesday morning, April 1st.Heavy rain developed by late Monday morning. As winds increased, it became wind-swept. Rain gradually mixed with sleet and snow before it changed to wet snow by Monday evening. Peak wind gusts ranged from 40 to 50 mph. Here are selected rainfall amounts for:Southern Fairfield County: from 1.20 inches at Bethel to 1.49 inches at Bridgeport Airport.Southern New Haven County: from 1.28 inches at North Cheshire to 2.16 inches at East Haven.Here are selected snowfall amounts for:Southern Fairfield County: from 2 inches at Greenwich to 5.3 inches at New Canaan.Southern New Haven County: from 3 inches at Milford to 6 inches at New Haven.Southern New London County: 4 inches at Groton.A Stamford man was killed on the Merritt Parkway in a car accident around 7:20 am. His car slid off the snow-covered road and slammed into a tree.