Connecticut, 2015

Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Connecticut, January 24, 2015

January 24, 2015 · NWS OKX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Low pressure moved out of the northern Gulf of Mexico on the morning of the 23rd, to the Mid Atlantic coast on the morning of the 24th, then rapidly intensified on its way northeast to the Canadian Maritimes the following day. This low brought heavy snow to most of southwest Connecticut on the 24th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

Low pressure moved out of the northern Gulf of Mexico on the morning of the 23rd, to the Mid Atlantic coast on the morning of the 24th, then rapidly intensified on its way northeast to the Canadian Maritimes the following day. This low brought heavy snow to most of southwest Connecticut on the 24th.

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 New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 24, 12:48 AM EST, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 12:48 AM EST, 42 minutes before
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In the hours before

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Event by event

3 heavy snow, 1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Northern Fairfield

When
January 24, 1:30 AM EST to 1:30 PM EST
Where
Northern Fairfield forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
41.285, -73.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public and trained spotters measured snowfall of 6 to 7 inches.

Heavy Snow, Southern Fairfield

When
January 24, 1:30 AM EST to 1:30 PM EST
Where
Southern Fairfield forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
41.285, -73.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Connecticut DOT, the public and trained spotters measured snowfall of 5 to 8 inches. A cooperative observer in Bridgeport measured 5.5 inches of snow.

Heavy Snow, Northern New Haven

When
January 24, 1:30 AM EST to 2:30 PM EST
Where
Northern New Haven forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
41.443, -72.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Connecticut DOT, the public and trained spotters measured widespread snowfall of 6 to 7 inches.

Winter Weather, Northern Middlesex

When
January 24, 2:30 AM EST to 2:30 PM EST
Where
Northern Middlesex forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
41.451, -72.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The public measured snowfall of 6.3 inches in Middletown.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 564175, 564179, 564182, 564184.