Winter Storm in Connecticut, January 25 to 26, 2026

Name: Winter Storm in Connecticut, January 25 to 26, 2026
Start: 2026-01-25T07:00
End: 2026-01-26T14:00
Location: Connecticut

January 25 to 26, 2026 · NWS OKX · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

A low pressure system emerged out of the Southern Plains and Texas and rode northeast through the Tennessee Valley and the Appalachians, before emerging just off the New Jersey coast. This produced a heavy snowfall across all of Southern Connecticut, with sleet, some of it heavy across a portion of the region.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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.

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Event by event

8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Southern Fairfield

When: January 25, 7:00 AM EST to January 26, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Fairfield forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.285, -73.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The official NWS observation from Bridgeport Airport was 15.3 inches. Trained spotters reported 10.5 inches at 4 WNW Darien, 10.0 inches at 2 NNW Stamford, 12.6 inches at 2 ENE New Canaan, and 12.9 inches at 3 SSE Weston. Cocorahs reported 11.7 inches in Norwalk, 10.0 inches in Stratford, and 11.0 inches in Darien. Average snowfall totals across the zone were estimated to between 11 and 12 inches.

Winter Storm, Northern Fairfield

When: January 25, 7:30 AM EST to January 26, 1:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Fairfield forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.285, -73.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trained spotters reported 15.7 inches at 2 NNW Bethel, 15.5 inches at 1 ESE Danbury, 15.0 inches at 4 SSE Sherman, 13.7 inches at 1 E Monroe, and 13.0 inches at 3 WSW Shelton. Snowfall amounts were fairly uniform across the zone despite the high accumulation totals with average amounts estimated to be just above a foot of snow.

Winter Storm, Northern New Haven

When: January 25, 7:30 AM EST to January 26, 1:00 PM EST
Where: Northern New Haven forecast zone
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 41.443, -72.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Amateur radio reported 15.0 inches in Cheshire, 15.0 inches in Wallingford, and 14.0 inches in Naugatuck. A storm chaser reported 16.0 inches in Meriden. The public reported 12.3 inches at 1 NW Ansonia. Snowfall average amounts were estimated to be above 12 inches.

Winter Storm, Southern New Haven

When: January 25, 7:30 AM EST to January 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Southern New Haven forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.443, -72.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trained spotters reported 13.7 inches in North Haven and 12.0 inches in West Haven. A cooperative observer reported 11.0 inches in Guilford. The public reported 13.0 inches at 1 W North Branford and 12.0 inches in Madison. Estimated average snowfall amounts for the zone were around 12 inches.

Winter Storm, Southern Middlesex

When: January 25, 8:00 AM EST to January 26, 1:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Middlesex forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 41.451, -72.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Broadcast Media reported 12.1 inches in Clinton, and cocorahs reported 13.5 inches at 2.9 NNE Old Saybrook. The public reported 12.0 inches in Westbrook.

Winter Storm, Southern New London

When: January 25, 8:00 AM EST to January 26, 1:00 PM EST
Where: Southern New London forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 41.504, -72.101 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cocorahs observers reported 13.0 inches in East Lyme, 12.0 inches in Waterford, 12.5 inches in New London, and 11.5 inches in Mystic. A trained spotter reported 11.9 inches at 1 S New London. Average snowfall in the zone was estimated to be just under 12 inches.

Winter Storm, Northern Middlesex

When: January 25, 8:30 AM EST to January 26, 1:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Middlesex forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 41.451, -72.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cocorahs observers reported 12.0 inches at Higganum and 15.0 inches at 1.4 W Middlefield. A trained spotter reported 13.0 inches at 3 WNW Cromwell. Amateur radio reported 11.0 inches in Durham. Average snowfall for the zone was estimated to be around 12 inches.

Winter Storm, Northern New London

When: January 25, 8:30 AM EST to January 26, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Northern New London forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 41.504, -72.101 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cocorahs observers reported 15.0 inches in Norwich, 12.4 inches at 5.2 SE Norwich, 12.7 inches in Preston, 12.0 inches at 0.6 ENE Colchester, and 12.0 inches at 2.4 NNW Ucassville. A trained spotter reported 10.0 inches at 3 ENE Franklin. The average snowfall across the zone was estimated to be around 12.0 inches.

What these are

Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Connecticut in 2026 Every state in 2026 This day in weather history Warnings in Connecticut, January 2026

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: 1303377, 1303375, 1303379, 1303383, 1303396, 1303401, 1303389, 1303400.