Christmas Blizzard

Although snowfall totals were not epic, this storm will really be remembered for the high winds!

• Greenwich: 60 mph
• Danbury: 60 mph
• Bridgeport: 60 mph
• New Haven: 60 mph
• New London: 68 mph

Dry air wrapped around the storm last night, choking snowfall rates in eastern and central Connecticut (6"-10"). Meanwhile the western part of the state got into some of the heavier snow bands (10"-18"). See the graphic below. The purple shaded area in NY is the 15"-30" band, where the heaviest snow fell. This is of course an average snowfall amount for various parts of the state.

• Wilton: 18"
• Greenwich: 17"
• Norwalk:16"
• Southbury: 11"
• Granby: 8.o"
• East Hartford: 14"
• Burlington: 11"
• Glastonbury: 10.2"
• Hartford: 6.5"-14"

Here are links to more snowfall totals and peak wind gusts. Make sure to check out the 20"-30" snowfall reports in NY/NJ. My Mom and sister were right inside the bullseye!

Snowfall Totals
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