Winter Storm — Northern New London, Connecticut

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

Event narrative

Broadcast Media and trained spotters verified warning and blizzard criteria across Northern New London County. Snowfall totals of 22.0 in Norwich via the public, and 16.8 inches in Gales Ferry a trained spotter, along with 13.5 inches in Salem via Broadcast Media indicated very heavy snowfall occurred across the zone. Mesonet data also indicated consistently strong winds with gusts over 35 mph.

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 996978. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.