Heavy Snow, Northern Middlesex
- When
- March 15, 3:30 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Middlesex forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.451, -72.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Connecticut, March 15, 1999
With cold air in place, a low pressure system developed over the Gulf Coast States on Saturday, March 13th. As the low slowly intensified and moved northeast toward the Mid-Atlantic Coast, it spread precipitation northeast across the area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 over the Gulf Coast States on Saturday, March 13th. As the low slowly intensified and moved northeast toward the Mid-Atlantic Coast, it spread precipitation northeast across the area. Light rain quickly changed to wet snow during the evening of March 14th. The wet snow became heavy overnight as the low approached the Mid-Atlantic States. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 7 to 11 inches across Southern Connecticut. Heavy wet snow downed numerous tree limbs and power lines across the region.ere are selected snowfall amounts:In Fairfield County, amounts ranged from 7 inches at Stamford and New Canaan to up to 9 inches at Danbury.In New Haven County, amounts ranged from 8 to 11 inches at Wolcott and Guilford.In Middlesex County, amounts ranged from 8 inches at Old Saybrook to 9 inches at Haddam.In New London County, amounts ranged from 7 inches at Groton to 8 inches at Norwich.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Northern Fairfield
- When
- March 15, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Fairfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.285, -73.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Fairfield
- When
- March 15, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Fairfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.285, -73.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern New Haven
- When
- March 15, 4:10 AM EST
- Where
- Northern New Haven forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.443, -72.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern New London
- When
- March 15, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern New London forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.504, -72.101 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern New Haven
- When
- March 15, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern New Haven forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.443, -72.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Middlesex
- When
- March 15, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Middlesex forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.451, -72.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern New London
- When
- March 15, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern New London forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.504, -72.101 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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 Montana, March 15 to 30, 1999
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, March 15 to 16, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, March 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, March 15, 1999
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, March 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 15, 1999
- Coastal Flood in New Jersey, March 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in California, March 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, March 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 15, 1999
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, March 1999
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5700873, 5700874, 5700875, 5700876, 5700877, 5700878, 5700879, 5700880.