Low pressure that formed along the northern Gulf coast by the morning of Thursday, February 7, 2013 moved northeast to near Cape Hatteras by the morning of Friday, February 8, 2013 . The low then rapidly intensified while moving northeast to a position east of Cape Cod by the morning of Saturday, February 9, 2013, producing blizzard conditions and very heavy snowfall across southern Connecticut…
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The episode as NWS OKX wrote it up.
Low pressure that formed along the northern Gulf coast by the morning of Thursday, February 7, 2013 moved northeast to near Cape Hatteras by the morning of Friday, February 8, 2013 . The low then rapidly intensified while moving northeast to a position east of Cape Cod by the morning of Saturday, February 9, 2013, producing blizzard conditions and very heavy snowfall across southern Connecticut on February 8th and 9th.
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 New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 8, 7:04 AM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
704 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A MAJOR AND POTENTIALLY HISTORIC WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE
AREA TODAY INTO SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TODAY. THE STORM WILL THEN RAPIDLY
INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF LONG ISLAND
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY AND MOVES OFFSHORE SUNDAY NIGHT. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL THEN
MOVE IN ON MONDAY AND OFFSHORE BY MONDAY NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN THEREAFTER WITH POSSIBLE DISTURBANCES ALOFT THROUGH
MIDWEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
FCST UPDATED TO ACCOUNT FOR UPDATED CSTL FLOOD PRODUCTS.
OTHERWISE...NO MAJOR CHANGES. 12Z KOKX BALLOON IS IN THE AIR SO
STARTING TO GET SOME DATA IN. FZLVL AT 1100 FT BUT NOT SATURATED.
RAIN/SNOW LINE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CHALLENGE DURING THE FIRST
STAGE OF THIS STORM.
SOUTHERN STREAM ENERGY AND A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR
THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL LIFT NEWD TODAY. AMPLIFYING NORTHERN
STREAM TROUGH DIGGING ACROSS THE GRT LAKES AND UPPER OHIO VALLEY
REGION WILL BEGIN TO PHASE LATE IN THE DAY WITH THE SOUTHERN
STREAM ENERGY. AS THIS OCCURS...A LOW CENTER WILL BOMB OUT OFF THE
NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC COAST LATE TODAY AND THROUGH TONIGHT.
THIS LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE 40/70 BENCHMARK BY EVENING.
THE 00Z NAM IS THE FARTHEST WEST WITH THE LOW TRACK. THE 00Z
GFS/GEM AND UKMET ARE A BIT FURTHER EAST. THE 00Z ECMWF CLUSTERS
WELL...BUT IS SLIGHTLY EAST AND FASTER. GFS REMAINS THE EAST OUTLIER.
WILL LEAN TOWARD THE COOLER SIDE OF MOS...AND UNDERCUT IT IN MANY
INSTANCES TODAY...CLOSER TO HIGHER RES NMM AND ARW. STILL EXPECT
POSSIBLE RAIN/SNOW MIX NEAR THE COAST...KEEPING AMOUNTS DOWN.
PREDOMINATELY SNOW INLAND.
A GOOD HALF AN INCH OF QPF COULD BE LIQUID...OR MIXED WITH RAIN AT
LEAST NEAR THE COAST...KNOCKING ANY POTENTIAL SNOW TOTALS DOWN BY
A HALF FOOT. THIS IS WHAT IS CRITICAL WITH REGARD TO SNOWFALL FORECASTS.
DISCOUNTED 00Z NAM AND IT/S ASSOCIATED 4 INCH PLUS QPF TOTALS OVER
WESTERN CWA IN NJ.
AS THE LOW BOMBS...STRONG ASCENT WILL COOL THE COLUMN QUICKLY
CHANGING ALL PRECIP TO SNOW. WHEN EXACTLY THIS OCCURS REMAINS THE
QUESTION...BUT ROUGHLY 20-22Z IS THE CURRENT THINKING FOR CSTL LOCALES.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY/...
RAPIDLY DEEPENING 975-980 MB LOW MOVES ACROSS OR NEAR THE
BENCHMARK...PLACING EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA IN THE BULLS EYE
FOR POTENTIAL HIGHER QPF PER CLIMO. BANDED PRECIP LIKELY DUE TO
FRONTOGENESIS...AND HAVE UPPED TOTALS SLIGHTLY FOR EASTERN LONG
ISLAND. SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW DUE TO THE
POWERFUL WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE
AREA. GENERALLY 10 TO 15 INCHES NEAR NYC METRO...12-16 LOWER
HUDSON VALLEY...12 TO 20 ACROSS LONG ISLAND AND 18 TO 24 INCHES
ACROSS SERN CT. CANNOT RULE OUT ISOLATED AREAS IN ANY BANDING OF
2 TO 4 INCH PER HOUR RATES OBSERVING EVEN HIGHER TOTALS.
QPF OF 1 1/2 INCHES TO 2 INCHES AROUND NYC METRO...BUT AT LEAST
HALF OF THIS IS LIQUID WITH LITTLE SNOW ACCUMS OCCURRING DURING
THAT TIME (TODAY). THUS AROUND A FOOT TOTAL SNOW ACCUM EXPECTED AS
MENTIONED.
FOR EASTERN LONG ISLAND...2 TO 3 INCH QPF POSSIBLE. AGAIN...1/2
INCH QPF OR MORE KNOCKED OFF FOR SOME LIQUID PRECIP...THUS
KNOCKING SNOW TOTALS DOWN TO 12 TO 20 INCHES.
SNOW CONTINUES INTO SATURDAY...THEN TAPERS OFF FROM WEST TO EAST
AS THE STORM SLOWLY PULLS AWAY. PLEASE SEE OUR WEB PAGE FOR STORM
TOTALS. WILL LEAN TOWARD COOLER MOS NUMBERS WHERE APPROPRIATE
THROUGH THIS TIME FRAME. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS BY DAYBREAK SAT. IN SUMMATION...
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH BITTER
COLD...POOR VSBYS...POWERFUL WIND AND HEAVY SNOW.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
STARTING OUT SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW WILL HAVE COME TO AN END BUT
GUSTY WINDS AND COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL STILL BE STRONG AS HIGH
PRESSURE STARTS TO BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH AND WEST. THE BACKING OF
WINDS FROM THE NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE LOW LEVELS TO NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL PLUS THE CLEARING SKIES AND FRESH
SNOW PACK WILL LEAD TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT. LOWS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS WITH WIND CHILLS
NEAR TO SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
COLD TEMPERATURES CONTINUE ON SUNDAY WITH MAX TEMPERATURES AT LEAST
A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AND IN THE 30S...MID TO UPPER 30S CLOSER
TO NEW YORK CITY. DESPITE THE WINDS BECOMING LIGHTER AS HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERS OVER THE REGION WITH NEARLY FULL SUNSHINE...THIS
WILL GO MORE TOWARDS THE LATENT HEAT FLUX OF MELTING THE SNOW.
THE AIRMASS WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
SLIDES OFFSHORE AND LIGHT WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AT THE
SURFACE. STILL...LOWS WILL BE VERY COLD AND NEAR TO A LITTLE BELOW
NORMAL WITH VALUES IN THE UPPER TEENS TO 20S. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW
OVER THE GREAT LAKES APPROACHES MONDAY WITH A WARM FRONT MOVING
THROUGH DURING THE DAY WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT...AFTER WHICH WINDS WILL TURN MORE WESTERLY. MODELS HAVE
PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH PRECIP...STARTING AS SNOW LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY...MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO RAIN FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH DURING THE DAY WITH CONTINUED SOUTHERLY FLOW.
CANNOT RULE OUT CONTINUED SHOWER ACTIVITY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW BECOMES MORE ELONGATED AND ITS AXIS MOVES
INTO THE REGION. ASSOCIATED POSITIVE VORTICITY ADVECTION WITH
EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES ALOFT WILL ENHANCE THE POPS FOR SHOWERS...WHICH
WOULD BE MORE SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS INTERIOR AND RAIN TOWARDS THE
COAST. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE...BUT WILL HAVE SLIGHT
CHANCE POPS DUE TO DYNAMICS ALOFT. CONTINUED WESTERLY FLOW WITH
PARENT LOW PRESSURE MOVING OFF INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES WILL
STILL ENABLE A RELATIVELY MORE MILD DAY...HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID
40S. FOLLOWED MORE OF THE ECMWF WED-FRI AND NOT SO MUCH THE GFS
WHICH HAS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING AND MOVING ACROSS THE
REGION ON WED. IN ANY CASE...ALOFT IT WILL STILL REMAIN UNSETTLED
WITH STILL A TROUGH PATTERN THROUGH THU ALTHOUGH THE WAVELENGTH WILL
BE GETTING LARGER. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS BETWEEN 20 AND 30
PERCENT...MORE SNOW SHOWERS FOR INTERIOR AND SNOW SHOWERS AT THE
COAST LATER WED NIGHT.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
*** HIGH IMPACT AVIATION WEATHER EVENT TODAY AND SATURDAY***
STRONG LOW PRESSURE TRAVELS SOUTH OF THE TERMINALS TODAY INTO
SATURDAY.
DETERIORATING CONDITIONS BEGINNING AS PCPN MOVES IN AND
SPREADS TO THE NORTH. INITIALLY -SN EVERYWHERE...BCMG RASN ALONG
THE COASTAL SITES FOR MID DAY. CHANGE BACK TO SN BY 21Z...WITH
EVERYWHERE +SN BY 00Z TONIGHT. MOD CONFIDENCE ON PCPN TYPE...WITH
GROWING CONFIDENCE OF PSBL LONGER PERIODS OF SN AND LESS RAIN
MIXING IN.
CIGS AND VIS DECREASE DURING THE DAY...WITH MOD CONFIDENCE IFR THIS
MORNING...AND HIGH CONFIDENCE IFR BY THIS AFTN. 1/4SM VIS LIKELY
WITH HEAVIEST SNOW AFTER 21Z THIS AFTN WITH PSBL LIFR CIGS.
INCREASING ELY WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. GUSTS
OVER THE CITY TERMINALS INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT BY EVENING.
STRONG GUSTS CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
50 KT POSSIBLE...MAINLY EAST OF CITY TERMINALS.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENING HOURS. STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT
IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW INTO SATURDAY.
NY METRO ENHANCED AVIATION WEATHER SUPPORT...
DETAILED INFORMATION...INCLUDING HOURLY TAF WIND COMPONENT FCSTS CAN
BE FOUND AT: HTTP:/WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ZNY/N90 (LOWER CASE)
KEWR FCSTER COMMENTS: PCPN MIXING MAY OCCUR +/- 1 HR IN TAF.
TOTAL SNOWFALL 10 TO 15 INCHES THROUGH SAT MORNING.
KJFK FCSTER COMMENTS: PCPN CHANGEOVER MAY OCCUR +/- 1 HR IN TAF.
PSBL ALL RAIN PERIOD BETWEEN 17 AND 20Z. TOTAL SNOWFALL 10 TO 15
INCHES THROUGH SAT MORNING.
KLGA FCSTER COMMENTS: PCPN MIXING MAY OCCUR +/- 1 HR IN TAF. LOW
CONFIDENCE ALL RAIN PERIOD BETWEEN 17 AND 20Z. TOTAL SNOWFALL 10 TO
15 INCHES THROUGH SAT MORNING.
KTEB FCSTER COMMENTS: PCPN MIXING MAY OCCUR +/- 1 HR IN TAF.
TOTAL SNOWFALL 10 TO 15 INCHES THROUGH SAT MORNING.
KHPN FCSTER COMMENTS: LOW CONFIDENCE PL MIXING IN...PCPN MIXING MAY
OCCUR +/- 1 HR IN TAF. TOTAL SNOWFALL 12 TO 18 INCHES THROUGH SAT
MORNING.
KISP FCSTER COMMENTS: PCPN MAY STAY -SN THIS MORNING. IFR CIGS MAY
BE DELAYED 1-2 HRS. TOTAL SNOWFALL 12 TO 18 INCHES THROUGH SAT
MORNING.
.OUTLOOK FOR 12Z SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
.SATURDAY...IFR CONDS SAT MORNING WITH LIGHT-MOD SNOW. GUSTY NW
WINDS 20-30 KTS...GUSTING 30-40 KTS IN THE MORNING. WINDS SLOWLY
DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTN/EVENING.
.SUNDAY...VFR.
.MONDAY...SUB VFR POSSIBLE IN PRECIPITATION.
.TUESDAY...VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
EAST WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING. A HURRICANE FORCE WIND
WARNING REMAINS UP FOR THE OCEAN E OF MORICHES INLET BY EVENING
AS A 70-80 KT NORTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL JET PASSES OHD WITH GOOD
POTENTIAL TO MIX THESE WINDS TO THE SFC...AND STORM WARNINGS FOR
ALL OTHER WATERS.
FCST SEAS INTO SAT ARE WAY ABOVE WAVEWATCH DUE TO THE PREFERENCE OF
THE SLOWER AND DEEPER ECMWF SOLN. MAX OCEAN SEAS 19-24 FT TONIGHT AT
THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. CENTRAL/EASTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND COULD SEE
10-FOOTERS AS WELL.
GALES FORECAST TO LOWER TO SCA BY LATE SAT NIGHT WITH RESIDUAL
SCA ON OCEAN EARLY SUNDAY. CONDITIONS BELOW SCA THEREAFTER UNTIL
MON AFTERNOON...WHEN CONTINUED SOUTHERLY FETCH LEADS TO HIGHER
WAVES. SCA THEN IS FORECAST MON AFTERNOON THROUGH REST OF FORECAST
PERIOD FOR OCEAN.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION OF 1 1/2-2 1/2 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT
QPF IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SAT MORNING...WITH POTENTIAL FOR
HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES IN BANDING. PRECIP WILL START OUT
AS SNOW THIS MORNING AND THEN CHANGE TO RAIN OR MIX WITH RAIN AT
THE COAST FOR A TIME BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
ALL SNOW INLAND.
NO FLOODING EXPECTED AS MUCH OF THIS IS IN THE FORM OF SNOW.
HOWEVER...LOCAL URBAN/POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING COULD OCCUR IN ANY
RAIN NEAR THE COAST TODAY.
LIQUID AMOUNTS 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH POSSIBLE WITH FRONTAL SYSTEM LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE
ENTIRE COASTAL AREA THIS EVE. ADDITIONAL WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES MAY
BE NEEDED FOR THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE EARLY SAT.
UP TO 3 TO 5 FT OF SURGE IS EXPECTED DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE
THIS EVENING ALONG WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND...THE TWIN FORKS OF
LI...AND GREAT SOUTH BAY...WITH WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING. INUNDATION ACROSS N AND NE FACING COASTAL AREAS OF
WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND WILL LIKELY BE EXACERBATED BY 3 TO 5 FT
SURF. THE SURF COULD BE DAMAGING ALONG THE UNPROTECTED N AND NE
FACING SHORELINES OF THE TWIN FORKS OF LI WITH POTENTIAL FOR 4 TO
8 FT BREAKING WAVES.
ALONG NY HARBOR AND SE COASTAL CT...2 TO 4 FT OF SURGE DURING THE
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE
COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING.
THE LARGE SPREAD IN SURGE IS DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT
WIND DIRECTION (N VS NE) FRIDAY EVENING...WHICH WILL MAKE A BIG
DIFFERENCE IN AMOUNT OF SURGE.
SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM
INTO SATURDAY MORNING...PARTICULARLY ALONG TWIN FORKS OF LONG
ISLAND. ALONG THE OCEAN BEACHES...BREAKING WAVES OF 9 TO 13 FT ARE
LIKELY.
THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE SAT MRNG IS ASTRONOMICALLY HIGHER. HOWEVER...THE
NW WIND FLOW WILL HELP TO COUNTERBALANCE THIS TIDE ALONG THE CT
COAST. ELSEWHERE HOWEVER...WATER WILL LIKELY BE TRAPPED IN THE
HARBOR AND BAYS. ERN PORTIONS OF THE S SHORE BAYS WILL BE
SUSCEPTIBLE DUE TO THE CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION AFTER TIDAL
PILING. A HIGHER TIDE IS POSSIBLE AT MONTAUK SAT MRNG THAN THIS
EVE PER THE LATEST GUIDANCE. HAVE ISSUED A WATCH FOR THE ALL OF
THE SOUND BUT CNTRL/ERN CT...AND EXTENDED THE ADVY IN NYC THRU
THE SAT MRNG CYCLE.
&&
.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT FOR CTZ009.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH SATURDAY MORNING FOR CTZ009.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY FOR CTZ005>012.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT FOR CTZ010>012.
NY...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT FOR NYZ071-073-078>081-176-177.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH SATURDAY MORNING FOR NYZ071-073-078>081-
176-177.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY FOR NYZ071>075-
078>081-176>179.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST
SATURDAY FOR NYZ072-074-075-178.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY FOR NYZ067>070.
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR NYZ179.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NYZ179.
NJ...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY FOR NJZ006-104-106-
108.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY FOR NJZ002-004-
103-105-107.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST
SATURDAY FOR NJZ006-106-108.
MARINE...STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY FOR ANZ330-340-345-353-
355.
STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SATURDAY FOR
ANZ335-338.
GALE WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING
FOR ANZ335-338.
STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ANZ350.
HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR ANZ350.
&&
SYNOPSIS...PW
NEAR TERM...JMC/PW
SHORT TERM...PW
LONG TERM...JM
AVIATION...SEARS
MARINE...JMC
HYDROLOGY...PW
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 610 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 CTZ009-NYZ071-073-078>081-176-177-091115- SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU- 610 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. NJZ002-004-103-105-107-091115- WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX- WESTERN UNION- 610 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072-074-075-178-091115- HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHERN QUEENS- 610 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. ANZ330-340-345-353-355-091115- LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS- SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY- FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM- SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM- 610 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. CTZ005>008-NJZ104-091115- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-EASTERN BERGEN- 610 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. NYZ067>070-091115- ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 610 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. ANZ335-338-091115- LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- NEW YORK HARBOR- 610 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. ANZ350-091115- MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM- 610 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. NYZ179-091115- SOUTHERN NASSAU- 610 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. CTZ010>012-091115- SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON- 610 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. BLIZZARD WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 blizzard, 1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Spotters reported snowfall ranging from 12 inches in Ridgefield to as much as 30 inches in Monroe. Winds also gusted as high as 40 mph at Danbury Airport.
The nearby Groton ASOS (KGON) reported at least 3 consecutive hours of blizzard conditions. By 5:30 pm EST on February 8, spotters reported an average snowfall of 6 inches. Total snowfall ranged from 27.5 to 30 inches.
Groton Airport ASOS (KGON) reported at least 3 consecutive hours of blizzard conditions. Snowfall began at 7:40 am on February 8. Spotters reported an average snowfall of 6 inches by 7:50 pm. Total snowfall ranged from 15 inches in Stonington to as much as 23.6 inches in Old Lyme. Winds also gusted as high as 60 mph at Groton Airport.
Nearby ASOS stations reported at least 3 hours of consecutive blizzard conditions. Snow began at 8:05 am on February 8. Spotters reported an average snowfall of 6 inches by 6:10 pm. Snowfall totals ranged from 22 inches in Ledyard Center to as much as 31 inches in Colchester.
Meriden ASOS (KMMK) reported at least 3 consecutive hours of blizzard conditions. Snow began at 8:20 am on February 8. Spotters reported an average snowfall of 6 inches by 5:20 pm. Total snowfall ranged from 23 inches in Cromwell to as much as 35.5 inches in East Haddam. Winds also gusted as high as 81 mph near Portland.
New Haven ASOS (KHVN) reported at least 3 consecutive hours of blizzard conditions. Snow began at 7:30 am on February 8. Spotters reported an average snowfall of 6 inches by 4:50 pm. Total snowfall ranged from 28 inches in Branford to as much as 38 inches in Milford. Winds also gusted as high as 47 mph in New Haven.
Oxford ASOS (KOXC) reported at least 3 consecutive hours of blizzard conditions. Snow began at 8:15 am on February 8. Spotters reported an average snowfall of 6 inches by 5:00 pm. Total snowfall ranged from 26 inches in Southbury to as much as 40 inches in Ansonia. Winds also gusted as high as 48 mph in Waterbury.
Bridgeport ASOS (KBDR) reported at least 3 consecutive hours of blizzard conditions. Snow began at 7:20 am on February 8. Spotters reported an average snowfall of 6 inches by 5:40 pm. Total snowfall ranged from 19 inches in Stamford to as much as 33 inches in Stratford. Winds also gusted as high as 82 mph near Westport.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Connecticut in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, February 2013
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: 436873, 436872, 436876, 436874, 436869, 436868, 436867, 436865.