On February 12, an intensifying low pressure moved northward from just east of the northern mid Atlantic Coast to the Gulf of Maine during the evening. Very heavy snowfall occurred northwest of the low pressure center.
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The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
On February 12, an intensifying low pressure moved northward from just east of the northern mid Atlantic Coast to the Gulf of Maine during the evening. Very heavy snowfall occurred northwest of the low pressure center. The northern portion of this band of heavy snow covered northwestern Connecticut. Snowfall ranged from 4 inches in the northwest portion of northern Litchfield County to 16 inches in parts of southern Litchfield County.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
On February 12, 4 to 12 inches of snow accumulated across northern Litchfield County, with amounts averaging around 10 inches.
On February 12, 10 to 16 inches of snow accumulated across southern Litchfield County.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Connecticut in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, February 2006
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5489741, 5489742.