Heavy Snow — Northern Fairfield, Connecticut

2019-03-03 to 2019-03-04 · Northern Fairfield, Connecticut

Event narrative

CoCoRaHS, trained spotters, Broadcast media, and the public reported 8 to 12 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure developed across the southeast on Sunday March 3, 2019 and then tracked off the Middle Atlantic coast early on Monday March 4, 2019. The low moved just inside the 40N/70W benchmark and continued out to sea. The low brought a widespread snowfall to Connecticut with the heaviest accumulations occurring across the interior. Snow mixed with rain near the southeast coast, reducing accumulations. Much of the significant snow occurred overnight with improved conditions during the Monday morning commute.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 813959. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.