Connecticut, 2000

Winter Storm in Connecticut, January 31, 2000

January 31, 2000 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$12,000
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.

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Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Litchfield

When
January 31, 1:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where
Litchfield forecast zone
Property damage
$12,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Low pressure formed in the Gulf States on January 29. This storm tracked northeast along the piedmont of North Carolina,the DelMarVa Peninsula, coastal New Jersey and western Long Island on January 30. It reached Cape Cod early on January 30 and the Gulf of Maine later in the day. Across Litchfield county, sleet and freezing rain mixed in, which held accumulations down to the 3 to 6 inch range, with a little icing noted from the sleet and freezing rain. Specific accumulations included 4 inches at Bakersville and, New Preston and 4.5 inches at Norfolk.

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: 5128570.