Connecticut, 2022

Winter Weather in Connecticut, February 4, 2022

February 4, 2022 · NWS OKX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A cold front which behaved like an anafront as the the upper level flow was parallel to the front brought advisory level freezing rain to portions of the area. 15 inches (flat).

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 OKX wrote it up.

A cold front which behaved like an anafront as the the upper level flow was parallel to the front brought advisory level freezing rain to portions of the area. The highest |freezing rain reports were under 0.15 inches (flat).

The radar

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Northern Fairfield

When
February 4, 1:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Fairfield forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.285, -73.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Danbury Airport ASOS reported 0.14 inches of flat ice accretion. Other ice reports further south outside of Northern Fairfield were far less and on the order of only 0.02 or less of ice accretion.

What these are

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

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 999700.