Winter Weather, Southern Fairfield
- When
- December 10, 1:30 PM EST to December 11, 7:30 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Fairfield forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.285, -73.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Connecticut, December 10 to 11, 1997
With cold air in place, a low pressure system developed off the Mid-Atlantic Coast during the late afternoon and evening. The heaviest snow, which fell from 3 pm to 9 pm on December 10th, made driving and walking hazardous.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS OKX wrote it up.
With cold air in place, a low pressure system developed off the Mid-Atlantic Coast during the late afternoon and evening. The low intensified as it moved east-northeast away from the area overnight.The heaviest snow, which fell from 3 pm to 9 pm on December 10th, made driving and walking hazardous. A man was struck by a car that went out-of-control near the edge of his driveway while it was snowing heavily in Norwalk. At Bridgeport, 5 inches of snow fell. Wet snow also accumulated on trees, which caused some tree limbs to fall on power lines.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Weather, Southern Fairfield | 1997-12-10 | 40 | Male | Other | Direct |
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, December 10 to 12, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 10, 1997
- Flood in Florida, December 10 to 18, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, December 10, 1997
- Dense Fog in California, December 10, 1997
- Winter Weather in New York, December 10 to 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 10 to 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 10, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, December 10 to 11, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, December 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 10 to 11, 1997
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, December 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5623645.