Heavy Snow, Northern Litchfield
- When
- February 23, 11:00 AM EST to February 24, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Litchfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Connecticut, February 23 to 24, 2010
Low pressure developed along the mid Atlantic coast Tuesday, February 23rd, then gradually moved northward toward southern New England Tuesday night and Wednesday. This system blanketed the area in a heavy wet snow that resulted in treacherous|travel conditions and numerous power outages.
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
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
Low pressure developed along the mid Atlantic coast Tuesday, February 23rd, then gradually moved northward toward southern New England Tuesday night and Wednesday.
This system blanketed the area in a heavy wet snow that resulted in treacherous|travel conditions and numerous power outages. Four to 10 inches of snow accumulated across northern Litchfield County with the higher amounts above 1000 feet.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 23, 6:52 AM EST, 4 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 6:52 AM EST, 4 hours 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 5:03 AM EST, 5 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 503 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2010 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-241200- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN- NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY- WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE- WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER- WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 503 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TRANSITION TO RAIN SNOW MIX LATE THIS MORNING WITH POSSIBLE POCKETS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Texas, February 23, 2010
- Avalanche in Colorado, February 23, 2010
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 23 to 25, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, February 23 to 24, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, February 23 to 24, 2010
- Winter Storm and Heavy Rain in California, February 23 to 24, 2010
- Strong Wind in California, February 23 to 24, 2010
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, February 23 to 24, 2010
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 23 to 24, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Texas, February 23, 2010
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, February 23 to 26, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Texas, February 23, 2010
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, February 2010
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: 212420.