Winter Weather — Northern Fairfield, Connecticut

2018-03-01 to 2018-03-02 · Northern Fairfield, Connecticut

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported 7 inches of snow in New Fairfield. Otherwise, snowfall amounts ranged from 2 to 4 inches.

Wider weather episode

A rapidly intensifying low pressure developed along the Middle Atlantic during the early morning hours on March 2, 2018. The low moved slowly off the coast and became nearly stationary near the 40N/70W benchmark. The storm brought locally heavy snowfall across northern Fairfield County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 744189. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.