Heavy Snow, Hartford
- When
- March 21, 10:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hartford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Connecticut, March 21 to 22, 1998
A strong very early Spring nor'easter was caused by a low pressure system which moved to the north-northeast from the Virginia coast on March 21st, passing to the southeast of Cape Cod on March 22nd. This storm brought heavy snow to parts of northern Connecticut, which was mixed with periods of sleet.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 BOX wrote it up.
A strong very early Spring nor'easter was caused by a low pressure system which moved to the north-northeast from the Virginia coast on March 21st, passing to the southeast of Cape Cod on March 22nd. This storm brought heavy snow to parts of northern Connecticut, which was mixed with periods of sleet. Snowfall totals of 6 to 9.5 inches were reported. The maximum total of 9.5 inches occurred at Stafford Springs, while some other amounts included: Windsor, 8.5 inches; Unionville and West Hartford, 6.5 inches; Newington, Avon, and Granby, 6.0 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Tolland
- When
- March 21, 10:00 PM EST to March 22, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tolland forecast zone
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in Oregon, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Vermont, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Massachusetts, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Virginia, March 21, 1998
- Winter Storm in New York, March 21 to 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 21 to 22, 1998
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, March 1998
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: 5643092, 5643093.