Winter Storm — Northern Middlesex, Connecticut

2022-01-28 to 2022-01-29 · Northern Middlesex, Connecticut

Event narrative

Strong and gusty winds created near blizzard conditions across Northern Middlesex. Very heavy snowfall resulted and strong winds resulted in significant blowing and drifting of snow. Snowfall reports via the public included; 16.2 inches in Chester, and 16.2 inches in Essex. The Chester Airport AWOS station reported a wind gust of 46 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 996986. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.