Winter Storm — Southern New London, Connecticut

2022-01-28 to 2022-01-29 · Southern New London, Connecticut

Event narrative

There were numerous snowfall reports of 20 inches or more; with public reports of 21.0 and 20.0 inches in Groton and Niantic. Peak wind gusts of 57 mph was reported at NDBC 2 S Groton, 57 mph at Stonington Outer Breakwater, and 65 mph at USGC Academy mesonet just north of New London. There were numerous reports of snow drifts to 3 and 3 and a half feet.

Wider weather episode

A Nor'easter tracked just east of the benchmark bringing high snowfall totals and strong winds. The highest snowfall totals occurred primarily across eastern sections, with blizzard conditions verified for New London County. Widespread wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph were reported across Connecticut, with the strongest gusts from New Haven on east where gusts up to and over 57 mph were reported. Blowing and drifting of snow resulted in drifts of over 3 feet across eastern sections especially. Widespread amounts of 12 to 18 inches fell across the eastern half of Southern Connecticut, with amounts mostly 12 inches or less across New Haven and Fairfield counties. The highest snowfall occurred across New London County with multiple reports of over 20 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 996972. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.