Heavy Snow, Northern Fairfield
- When
- February 25, 1:00 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 in Connecticut, February 25, 2005
With a cold high pressure system north of the region, a low pressure system developed off the North Carolina coast during Thursday, February 24th. Light snow developed across the region between 5 pm and 7 pm Thursday evening, February 24th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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 cold high pressure system north of the region, a low pressure system developed off the North Carolina coast during Thursday, February 24th. This low intensified as it moved northeast, passing across the offshore waters southeast of Long Island during Thursday night.Light snow developed across the region between 5 pm and 7 pm Thursday evening, February 24th. Widespread moderate to heavy snow fell between 7 pm and 4 am, ending from northwest to southeast. Storm total snowfall amounts ranged from 5 to 10 inches. Here are selected snowfall amounts for:Northern Fairfield County - from 5.5 inches at New Fairfield to 6.6 inches at Shelton and Danbury. In Bridgeport, 5.0 inches was measured.Northern New Haven County - from 6.0 inches at Southbury, North Branford, and Meriden to 6.5 inches at North Haven.Middlesex County - 9.5 inches was measured at Haddam and Old Saybrook.New London County - from 5.5 inches at Lisbon to 10.5 inches at Voluntown.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Northern New London
- When
- February 25, 1:00 AM EST to 3:30 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 London
- When
- February 25, 1:00 AM EST to 4:00 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)
Heavy Snow, Southern Middlesex
- When
- February 25, 2:00 AM EST to 4:00 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, Northern New Haven
- When
- February 25, 2:00 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 Middlesex
- When
- February 25, 3:00 AM EST to 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)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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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: 5436963, 5436964, 5436965, 5436966, 5436967, 5436968.