Connecticut, 2010

Winter Weather in Connecticut, February 26 to 27, 2010

February 26 to 27, 2010 · NWS ALY · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A powerful storm impacted the region, the second in just a couple of days bringing heavy rainfall and a heavy wet snow to the local area. The heavy wet snow resulted in additional and continued widespread power outages across northwest Connecticut, downed trees and power lines and treacherous travel.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

A powerful storm impacted the region, the second in just a couple of days bringing heavy rainfall and a heavy wet snow to the local area. The heavy wet snow resulted in additional and continued widespread power outages across northwest Connecticut, downed trees and power lines and treacherous travel.

An area of low pressure developed south of Long Island Thursday, February 25th, and rapidly deepened Thursday night as it drifted northwestward into southern New England. The low began to weaken on Friday moving little, then moved gradually eastward Friday night and Saturday.

During the day Thursday precipitation overspread the area. The rain snow line set up just to the west of the Hudson River Valley in New York State. Colder air eventually worked into northwestern Connecticut Thursday night, changing the precipitation to all snow. By the time the snow came to an end, snowfall totals of 4 to 8 inches occurred with the greatest amounts across the higher terrain. The liquid equivalent totals from the storm were 2 to 3 inches.

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 25, 6:51 PM EST, 7 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 6:51 PM EST, 7 hours 9 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Northern Litchfield

When
February 26, 2:00 AM EST to February 27, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Litchfield forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southern Litchfield

When
February 26, 2:00 AM EST to February 27, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Litchfield forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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: 215862, 215863.