Connecticut, 2024

Winter Weather in Connecticut, April 3 to 4, 2024

April 3 to 4, 2024 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A potent Miller Type B storm system (weakening low pressure to the west over the Great Lakes and strengthening low off the east coast) brought gusty winds, rain, and light snow to northwest Connecticut over the period of April 3-5, 2024. Snowfall totals generally ranged from less than 1 inch up to near 4 inches.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
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 ALY wrote it up.

A potent Miller Type B storm system (weakening low pressure to the west over the Great Lakes and strengthening low off the east coast) brought gusty winds, rain, and light snow to northwest Connecticut over the period of April 3-5, 2024. Snowfall totals generally ranged from less than 1 inch up to near 4 inches.

Key Impacts: travel delays.

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 Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 3, 9:57 AM EST, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 9:57 AM EST, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 4:10 AM EST, 5 hours 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
510 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

CTZ013-NYZ061-065-066-041100-
Southern Litchfield-Eastern Columbia-Western Dutchess-
Eastern Dutchess-
510 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut and
eastern 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.

   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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

   Wind Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to relay wind damage reports to the
National Weather Service in Albany New York.

MAZ001-VTZ013-041100-
Northern Berkshire-Bennington-
510 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM
EDT FRIDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Massachusetts and
southern Vermont.

.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.

   High Wind Warning.
   Winter Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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

   High Wind Warning.
   Winter Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report winter precipitation
amounts and wind damage reports to the National Weather Service in
Albany New York.

NYZ039-040-043-047-048-050-051-058-063-041100-
Southern Fulton-Montgomery-Northern Washington-Schoharie-
Western Schenectady-Southern Saratoga-Western Albany-Western Greene-
Western Ulster-
510 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM
EDT FRIDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern 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 Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report winter precipitation
amounts to the National Weather Service in Albany New York.

NYZ049-052-053-059-060-064-084-041100-
Eastern Schenectady-Eastern Albany-Western Rensselaer-Eastern Greene-
Western Columbia-Eastern Ulster-Southern Washington-
510 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

CTZ001-MAZ025-041100-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Berkshire-
510 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM
EDT FRIDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut and
western Massachusetts.

.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.

   Wind Advisory.
   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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

   Wind Advisory.
   Winter Weather Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report winter precipitation
amounts and wind damage reports to the National Weather Service in
Albany New York.

NYZ033-041100-
Hamilton-
510 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM
EDT FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern 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.

   Wind Advisory.
   Winter Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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 winter precipitation
amounts and wind damage reports to the National Weather Service in
Albany New York.

NYZ032-038-041100-
Northern Herkimer-Southern Herkimer-
510 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM
EDT FRIDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern 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.

   Wind Advisory.
   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report winter precipitation
amounts and wind damage reports to the National Weather Service in
Albany New York.

NYZ054-041100-
Eastern Rensselaer-
510 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern 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.

   High Wind Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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

   High Wind Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to relay wind damage reports to the
National Weather Service in Albany New York.

NYZ041-042-082-083-VTZ014-015-041100-
Northern Saratoga-Northern Warren-Northern Fulton-Southeast Warren-
Western Windham-Eastern Windham-
510 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM
EDT FRIDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern New York and southern
Vermont.

.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...Thursday through Tuesday.

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 winter precipitation
amounts to the National Weather Service in Albany New York.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Northern Litchfield

When
April 3, 10:00 AM EST to April 4, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Litchfield forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Zone average snowfall of 2 inches.

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 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, April 2024

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: 1177036.