Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG - Mesonet

Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimeLocal/PathLengthPathWidthNumber ofPersonsEstimatedDamageLocation Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of StormMarch 2005CONNECTICUT, NorthwestCTZ013Southern Litchfield29310033EST1004EST0 0FloodThe Housatonic River exceeded the 11.0-foot flood stage at the Stevenson Dam gage, cresting at 12.32 feet, 10:30PM on the 29th.CTZ013Southern Litchfield29 0300EST1812EST0 0FloodThe Still River exceeded the 12.0-foot flood stage at the Brookfield gage, cresting at 12.75 feet, 8:45AM on the 29th.CTZ001Northern Litchfield29300633EST1115EST0 0FloodThe Housatonic River exceeded the 8.0-foot flood stage at the Gaylordsville gage, cresting at 9.82 feet, 11:00PM on the 29th.CONNECTICUT, SouthernCTZ005-009 Northern Fairfield - Southern Fairfield01 0200EST0830EST0 0Heavy SnowA weak high pressure ridge extended southwest across the region from New England as a low pressure system intensified andmoved northeast. This strong low passed south of Long Island Monday night and east of the New England coast during Tuesday.CTZ005>012CTZ006-010Light snow developed northeast across the region between 3 and 6 pm Monday afternoon. As the low rapidly intensified andmoved closer to the region, narrow bands of heavy snow swept northeast across the region. The last band of heavy snow sweptnortheast across the region between 7:30 am and 8:30 am Tuesday morning, March 1st. Storm Total Snowfall amounts ranged from5.0 inches at East Norwalk to 9.0 inches at New Fairfield. At Bridgeport Airport, 6.0 inches was measured.Northern Fairfield - Northern New Haven - Northern Middlesex - Northern New London - Southern Fairfield- Southern New Haven - Southern Middlesex - Southern New London08 1400EST0 0Winter Weather/Mix1700ESTA strong arctic cold front intensified as it swept southeast across the region. This caused rain to change to snow, temperatures tofall from the 40s into the 20s, and northwest winds that gusted between 40 and 55 mph. Near blizzard conditions occurred for ashort time. Storm total snowfalls ranged from around 3 to 6 inches.Wet and mild antecedent conditions were followed by more than a 20 degree drop in temperature in 3 hours with strong gustywinds. This resulted in a "flash" freeze across roads that resulted in hundreds of vehicle accidents.Northern New Haven - Southern New Haven12 0800EST0 0Heavy SnowA low pressure system developed southeast of Long Island before sunrise on Saturday March 12th. This low quickly intensified asit moved northeast. It passed near Nantucket during Saturday afternoon and moved east of Cape Cod by Saturday evening.Light snow spread north across the region between 2 am and 3 am. Snow quickly became heavy around 3 am. A band of heavysnow oriented from south to north across New Haven County produced snowfall rates in excess of 2 inches per hour at severallocations, including Beacon Falls and Milford.Storm total snowfall amounts ranged from around 5 to 9 inches. Here are selected amounts of at least 6 inches:CTZ005>008Beacon Falls and Middlebury - 9 inchesHamden - 8.2 inchesCheshire - 8.1 inchesAnsonia, Milford, and Waterbury - 8.0 inchesSeymour - 7.8 inchesWolcott - 7.7 inchesBranford, North Branford, and Orange - 7.0 inchesSouthbury - 6.3 inchesDerby and West Haven - 6.0 inchesNorthern Fairfield - Northern New Haven - Northern Middlesex - Northern New London24 0400EST0 0Heavy Snow0700ESTAs a ridge of high pressure extended southeast across New England, a low pressure system moved northeast along a warm front.The low quickly passed southeast of Long Island early Thursday morning on March 24th.Wet snow quickly developed and spread northeast across the region during Wednesday afternoon. It became heavy duringWednesday night. Storm total snowfall amounts ranged from around 5 to 8 inches.3438