Winter Weather in Connecticut, December 24 to 25, 1997

Name: Winter Weather in Connecticut, December 24 to 25, 1997
Start: 1997-12-24T22:00
End: 1997-12-25T08:00
Location: Connecticut

December 24 to 25, 1997 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 winter weather, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
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.

The radar

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Litchfield

When: December 24, 10:00 PM EST to December 25, 8:00 AM EST
Where: Litchfield forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Late Christmas Eve and early Christmas morning, light freezing rain fell across Litchfield County. Initially the freezing rain was mixed with sleet. The light coating of freezing rain produced hazardous driving conditions especially during the early morning hours. Due to the light traffic flow only scattered accidents occurred. By mid morning the light freezing rain ended as temperatures rose into the middle and upper 30s.

What these are

Winter Weather: Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Connecticut in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5619496.