Well it looks like it stayed a little too warm In the overnight to get accumulating snow. It still looks like there should still be a few inches on the backside of this storm tonight. Ill do my best to keep you posted on this, but I’ll be busy hitting the slopes of Vail, CO. -SS
This map is still showing a general 3-6 for most of the state with the exception of the coast from New Haven on west. There they should still expect to see 1-3 inches.
There is now a coastal flood advisory posted for the entire shoreline. Minor to moderate flooding is expected in vulnerable coastal areas and shore roads. Locations that are still recovering from hurricane Sandy need to heed warnings and take the necessary precautions.
There is also a wind advisory for sustained winds of 20-30 mph with gusts to 50. This combined with the heavy wet snow will make the chance for power outages to increase into the overnight.
Rain showers will continue into the evening and eventually change over to snow during the overnight period. New Haven and the surrounding area will get 2-3 inches of heavy wet snow tonight.the precipitation will mix with and change back over to rain as temperatures rise above freezing during the day tomorrow. As the storm slowly pulls away, it will interact with an upper level low moving in from the Great Lakes area. This will produce some heavier bands of snow to form back over the area tomorrow night. These could produce another 2-3 inches of snow. The snow will taper off on Friday, and end as a mix of rain and snow or just plain rain showers.
Since it is March, and the sun is getting a little higher in the sky, I don’t expect any snow to stick around for very long after the storm. The weather for the weekend looks beautiful with highs almost near 50 and abundant sunshine.
Enjoy the storm! I will hopefully be able to post again tonight but not until about 10 or 11pm. I am currently boarding a plane to Denver, CO! -SS
Well the advisories are posted, and this beast of a storm is knocking on our doorstep. It’s looking like It should start up this afternoon as just some rain showers here in southern CT. As the day goes on, and the precipitation increases, it will mix with and change to snow. It should snow most of the night, dropping about 3-6 inches into tomorrow. Tomorrow it should go to just a light mix of rain and snow showers, but as the storm pulls away and interacts with an upper level low it should bring some heavier bands across the area again tomorrow night. That should drop an additional 1-3 inches.
I am on my way to NYC to catch a flight to Denver, CO. I will be skiing Vail for the weekend and will miss this storm. Hopefully my flight is good for a 5pm departure. We’ll see how windy it is down that way. I will not be able to post much, but i will do my best. Enjoy the storm and watch for very strong winds and coastal flooding tonight. -SS
As of today, It looks like most of Connecticut should see over 6 inches of snow!!!! This is a big change from over the last couple days! Precipitation should start tommorrow afternoon and last all the way until Friday for eastern sections.
This is a very complex and potent storm that needs to be taken very seriously! it will not take much of a shift in storm track to double these current projections of snowfall! Stay tuned! lots to come- SS
Remember that scenario map i posted a few days ago?? Well for a couple days it looked like that wasn’t going to play out. Then last night i started seeing models pushing this storm closer and closer to us, and when I woke up today and the models are now coming into agreement.
This storm is going to explode over the Atlantic Ocean, and it appears it is going to be close enough to drop significant rain and snow over Connecticut. This is still a very complex and ever changing storm that we will need to watch very closely.
This storm has wavered back and forth everyday this week, and I am sure it is going to change again. As of now I hate to say it but batten down the hatches yet again and brace for prolonged coastal flooding and very strong winds. With gusts on the coast of 50-70 mph! More to come! -SS
This map shows the total snowfall expected from Wednesday into Thursday. It shows all of the snow staying to our south this time around. As of tonight it is looking like we might slip into the extreme northern edge of this storm and get a little something in the way of rain and snow showers Wednesday night into Thursday. We will definitely be seeing very strong winds and some coastal flooding no matter which track it takes. It still looks like we will not be taking the brunt of this storm here in southern CT, but don’t let your guard down yet there is still an outside chance it takes a left and drops some heavier snow and rain. Stayed tuned -SS
It looks like we could actually be Catching a break this week! The way it looks today this major winter storm should stay south of us, and unleash it’s fury on the mid-Atlantic states. I will keep watching this unfolding monster storm and keep you posted! -SS
This is one of 2 scenarios that could play out around midweek next week. Now this is not set in stone by any means, but it is a possibility. If this were to play out this would be a full fledged blizzard with potentially hurricane force winds, coastal flooding, and feet of snow. The other scenario sends the huge storm out to sea with virtually no ill effects from it whatsoever! I will keep monitoring this situation and keep everyone posted! -SS
Potential Monster storm for the middle of next week. It will probably be March 6-7. This storm is showing early signs of being a monster! We could be talking about major coastal flooding and the potential for power outages with the high winds. It’s too early to say whether or not we will see snow or rain in southern New England, but needless to say something is coming.
This could be a big time March storm like we’ve seen so many times over the years. Its not going to take a big change in this storm to bring feet of snow instead of inches of rain. I will keep updating this as we get closer. I love how mother nature knows i am supposed to fly out to denver on Wednesday. Something to watch -SS
This picture here shows just how important elevation was in this last storm. Where i was skiing in Killington, VT there was 14 inches of snow. Which makes it crazy to think that in Rutland, VT which is just 10 miles away got only one half inch of snow!
Watching a new storm for the middle of next week! New posts to follow.. -SS
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