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Strong storms Sunday

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Strong storms Sunday

A widespread area from the northeast to the mid-atlantic should be on the lookout for strong to potentially severe storms on Sunday. Damaging winds and flooding downpours are the main threats from the strongest thunderstorms, which will generally be confined to the afternoon and evening hours. If any tornado touches down, it would be an isolated event.

As the weekend comes to an end, so will the threat for severe weather across the Northeast. Showers and less-intense thunderstorms will linger along the I-95 corridor on Monday as cooler and less humid air moves in behind the storms. -SS

Still watching Monday

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Still watching Monday

This map puts southern CT with about 2 inches of wet snow for Monday! With a big unpredictable coastal storm, there is a still a lot of uncertainty with the forecast. The exact track is hard to nail down, and just a little jog in the track can greatly Increase and decrease the snowfall totals. As it gets closer we will have a better idea what’s coming! Stay tuned! -SS

Newest Snow Map

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Newest Snow Map

As you can see with this latest map, the extent of heavier snow has greatly increased. 3-6 inches can now be expected all the way to the coast of Connecticut. Interior sections are looking at a widespread area of over one foot!!

This map doesn’t show the accumulation of ice on top of that snow. Southern New England could get up to an additional half inch of ice. This accompanied with the heavy wet snow and strong winds till take down lots of trees and power lines in the heavily iced areas. Stay Tuned! -SS

Projected snow map

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Projected snow map

Well here comes another big complex storm into the area for Monday night into Tuesday. Inland portions of the northeast could see well over a foot from this storm!! Closer to the coast of Connecticut, we should only see a slushy inch or two before it mixes and changes to rain on Tuesday morning. This is going to have to be watched closely as some spots might hang close to the freezing mark early Tuesday, and there could be a prolonged period of freezing rain.

This will heavily impact travel for the Tuesday morning commute! Take the necessary precautions and take it slow out there! Any spots that get a substantial amount of this heavy wet snow, need to be prepared for the chance of power outages. The wet snow will cling to the tree limbs and power lines, and the strong winds will combine to bring many of these limbs and power lines down! Stay tuned for the latest! -SS

Big coastal storm for Tuesday

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Big coastal storm for Tuesday

As it looks right now, northern New England looks to be in the bulls eye for heavy snow on this one. This storm will move in later in the day on Monday. It could start as some snow or mixed precipitation for everybody all the way to the coast. The storm will strengthen off the coast and wrap in lots of moisture and warmer air which will change any mix or snow to all rain for Connecticut. There are still some uncertainties with the exact track, and a little deviation could mean more snow for parts of Connecticut. As it gets closer, we will have a better idea of how much snow! I will keep you posted! -SS

20th anny Blizzard of ’93

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20th anny Blizzard of '93

This week is the 20th anniversary of the ‘Storm of the Century’. This is one the biggest and strongest winter storms of all time. It impacted over 140 million people over a very large area. This storm left one of the largest and deepest snow fields in history. The storm produced an extremely rare, massive swath of 1 to 3 foot snowfall from the gulf coast all the way up into Canada. In today’s dollars, losses from the storm would cost around $7 billion. In the U.S., over two dozen states were touched by the storm. The storm directly or indirectly impacted approximately 40 percent of the population of the U.S. This storm will go down in history as one the largest and strongest storms of all time.

Back to our current weather, we have quite a large powerful storm set to impact the region on Tuesday. Be prepared for soaking rains of over an inch for most of the area! It will clear out for Wednesday, but before it leaves it will usher in some much colder air into the region. -SS

Revised Snow Map

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Revised Snow Map

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

***NOT A MISS***

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***NOT A MISS***

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