Low pressure moved northeast along the Tennessee Valley and the Lower Appalachains and redeveloped along the Mid Atlantic coast as it moved northeast. A brief mix of snow and sleet changed to freezing rain, and eventually plain rain before ending.
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Low pressure moved northeast along the Tennessee Valley and the Lower Appalachains and redeveloped along the Mid Atlantic coast as it moved northeast. A brief mix of snow and sleet changed to freezing rain, and eventually plain rain before ending. Snow amounts were fairly negligible except in far northern areas where a couple of inches of snow and sleet fell before the change to freezing rain and even plain rain. No impact LSRs were issued / reported.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
The Bridgeport ASOS and a trained spotter in Weston reported 0.15 inches of flat ice accretion. Bridgeport reported 0.8 inches of snow / sleet before the changeover. COCORAHS from Norwalk and Darien repored 1.0 inches of snow / sleet before the changeover.
The Danbury ASOS reported 0.06 inches and 4 NNW New Fairfield trained spotter reported 0.05 inches of flat ice accretion. A trained spotter also reported 0.15 inches of flat ice accretion in Weston, along with 2.3 inches of snow / sleet before the changeover to freezing rain. COCORAHS reported 1.9 inches of snow / sleet in Bethel before the changeover.
The Meriden ASOS reported 0.05 inches of flat ice accretion. COCORAHS reports of 1.5 inches and 1.4 inches from Naugatuck and Hamden of snow / sleet were reported before the changeover to freezing rain. Waterbury COCORAHS reported 2.0 inches of snow / sleet before the changeover.
The New Haven ASOS reported 0.13 inches of flat ice accretion. A COOP observer reported 1.0 inches of snow / sleet before the changeover in Guilford.
The Groton ASOS reported 0.06 inches of flat ice accretion and 0.5 to approximately 2 inches of snow / sleet were reported across all of New London County, with the lower half inch amounts across Southern New London.
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