Connecticut, 2000

Winter Storm in Connecticut, February 18 to 19, 2000

February 18 to 19, 2000 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 winter storm, 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 storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Litchfield

When
February 18, 1:00 PM EST to February 19, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Litchfield forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An area of low pressure developed over the Texas Panhandle on February 17. The low deepened and tapped into Gulf of Mexico moisture as it tracked northeast through the Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio valleys early on Feburary 18. The storm then moved across the Mason Dixon line early on Feburary 19 before heading out to sea. Northwest Connecticut remained in the cold portion of the system. Snow fell, then mixed with sleet and freezing rain, which held snow accumulations to the 3 to 6 inch range. However many areas received an additional coating of ice in excess of half an inch. No power outages or problems were reported to the National Weather Service.

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5134294.