Heavy Snow in Connecticut, November 27, 2002

Name: Heavy Snow in Connecticut, November 27, 2002
Start: 2002-11-27T07:00
End: 2002-11-27T08:00
Location: Connecticut

November 27, 2002 · NWS OKX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Snow developed between midnight and 1 am. A moderate snowfall occurred across the remainder of Southern Connecticut with amounts ranging from 3 inches at Sikorsky Airport in Bridgeport in Southern Fairfield County to around 4 inches at Groton and Laurel Hill along coastal New London County to around 5 inches at West Haven, Milford, and New Haven along coastal New Haven County.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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 a high pressure system over New England, a low pressure system developed south of Long Island and intensified as it moved northeast.Snow developed between midnight and 1 am. Bands of heavy snow swept across the region and reached accumulations of 6 to 9 inches between 7 am and 8 am across the area.Here are selected snowfall amounts for:Northern Fairfield County: between 6 and 7 inches reported in Ridgefield and Danbury.Northern New Haven County: from 7 inches at Beacon Falls to 9 inches in Waterbury.Northern Middlesex County: 7 inches was measured by a spotter in Haddam.Northern New London County: from 7 inches at Norwich to 9 inches at Colchester.A moderate snowfall occurred across the remainder of Southern Connecticut with amounts ranging from 3 inches at Sikorsky Airport in Bridgeport in Southern Fairfield County to around 4 inches at Groton and Laurel Hill along coastal New London County to around 5 inches at West Haven, Milford, and New Haven along coastal New Haven County.

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Event by event

4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Northern New Haven

When: November 27, 7:00 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 Fairfield

When: November 27, 7:00 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, Northern Middlesex

When: November 27, 7:30 AM EST
Where: Northern Middlesex forecast zone
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates: 41.451, -72.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern New London

When: November 27, 8:00 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)

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

Every storm in Connecticut in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in Connecticut, November 2002

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: 5322874, 5322921, 5322875, 5322876.