Winter Weather in Southern Fairfield, Connecticut

With cold air in place, a low pressure system developed off the Mid-Atlantic Coast during the late afternoon and evening. The low intensified as it moved east-northeast away from the area overnight.The heaviest snow, which fell from 3 pm to 9 pm on December 10th, made driving and walking hazardous. A man was struck by a car that went out-of-control near the edge of his driveway while it was snowing heavily in Norwalk. At Bridgeport, 5 inches of snow fell. Wet snow also accumulated on trees, which caused some tree limbs to fall on power lines.