Connecticut, 2018

Winter Weather in Connecticut, January 29 to 30, 2018

January 29 to 30, 2018 · NWS BOX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A coastal storm passed offshore of Nantucket on January 30, while a surge of colder air moved in from the Great Lakes. This brought several inches of snow to Eastern Connecticut during the night of the 29th and the day of the 30th.

Where it happened

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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 BOX wrote it up.

A coastal storm passed offshore of Nantucket on January 30, while a surge of colder air moved in from the Great Lakes. This brought several inches of snow to Eastern Connecticut during the night of the 29th and the day of the 30th.

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 Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 29, 9:48 PM EST, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 9:48 PM EST, 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 3:49 PM EST, 6 hours 11 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Taunton MA
349 PM EST Mon Jan 29 2018

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>012-026-302100-
Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA-
Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA-
Western Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-
Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Southern Worcester MA-
Northern Middlesex MA-
349 PM EST Mon Jan 29 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Connecticut, central
Massachusetts, eastern Massachusetts, northeastern Massachusetts
and western Massachusetts.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Thursday night and Friday morning...

Rain may change to a period of accumulating snow Thursday night into
Friday morning. There is a low risk that a winter weather advisory
may eventually be needed.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MAZ007-014>016-302100-
Eastern Essex MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-
Eastern Norfolk MA-
349 PM EST Mon Jan 29 2018

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO NOON EST TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern Massachusetts and
northeastern Massachusetts.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Light snow this evening and overnight will taper off Tuesday
morning.
Snow accumulations will range from a coating to an inch with perhaps
a few locations possibly picking up near 2 inches.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Coastal Flood Advisory.

Thursday night and Friday morning...

Rain may change to a period of accumulating snow Thursday night into
Friday morning. There is a low risk that a winter weather advisory
may eventually be needed.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MAZ013-017-RIZ001>008-302100-
Western Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-Northwest Providence RI-
Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-
Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI-
349 PM EST Mon Jan 29 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern Massachusetts,
southeastern Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Thursday night and Friday morning...

Rain may change to a period of accumulating snow Thursday night into
Friday morning. There is a low risk that a winter weather advisory
may eventually be needed.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MAZ019-022-024-302100-
Eastern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Nantucket MA-
349 PM EST Mon Jan 29 2018

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST
TUESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO NOON EST TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeastern Massachusetts.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.
   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.
   Wind Advisory.
   Coastal Flood Advisory.

Thursday night and Friday morning...

Rain may change to a period of accumulating snow Thursday night into
Friday morning. There is a low risk that a winter weather advisory
may eventually be needed.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MAZ021-023-302100-
Southern Plymouth MA-Dukes MA-
349 PM EST Mon Jan 29 2018

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST
TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeastern Massachusetts.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.
   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.
   Wind Advisory.

Thursday night and Friday morning...

Rain may change to a period of accumulating snow Thursday night into
Friday morning. There is a low risk that a winter weather advisory
may eventually be needed.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MAZ018-020-302100-
Western Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-
349 PM EST Mon Jan 29 2018

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeastern Massachusetts.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

Thursday night and Friday morning...

Rain may change to a period of accumulating snow Thursday night into
Friday morning. There is a low risk that a winter weather advisory
may eventually be needed.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ256-302100-
Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to
20 nm South of Block Island-
349 PM EST Mon Jan 29 2018

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Rhode Island coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ254-255-302100-
Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA
out 20 nm-
Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and
Nantucket-
349 PM EST Mon Jan 29 2018

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ231>234-251-302100-
Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay-
Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay-
349 PM EST Mon Jan 29 2018

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ250-302100-
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National
Marine Sanctuary-
349 PM EST Mon Jan 29 2018

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ235-237-302100-
Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound-
349 PM EST Mon Jan 29 2018

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Rhode Island coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ230-236-302100-
Boston Harbor-Narragansett Bay-
349 PM EST Mon Jan 29 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters
and Rhode Island coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at
www.weather.gov/boston

You can follow us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/NWSBoston

You can follow us on Twitter at
@NWSBoston

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 29, 4:25 PM EST, 5 hours 35 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Windham

When
January 29, 10:00 PM EST to January 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Windham forecast zone
Reported by
Amateur Radio
Coordinates
41.827, -71.977 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

From three to six inches of snow fell on Windham County.

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 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, January 2018

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: 737863.