Connecticut, 2000

Heavy Snow in Connecticut, December 30, 2000

December 30, 2000 · NWS BOX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

The season's first winter storm dumped nearly a foot of snow over parts of northern Connecticut. Since the storm occurred on a Saturday, no major travel problems were noted, aside from flight delays at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

The season's first winter storm dumped nearly a foot of snow over parts of northern Connecticut. Since the storm occurred on a Saturday, no major travel problems were noted, aside from flight delays at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks. Some of the higher snowfall totals reported include 11 inches in Glastonbury and Vernon; 10 inches in Burlington, East Granby, Windsor, Union, and Thompson; 9 inches in Manchester, South Windsor, Farmington, and Woodstock; and 6 to 8 inches in Canton, Rocky Hill, West Hartford, Stafford Springs, Putnam, and Ashford.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Hartford

When
December 30, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Hartford forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Tolland

When
December 30, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Tolland forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Windham

When
December 30, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Windham forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.827, -71.977 (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.

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The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5168769, 5168770, 5168771.