A WIND ADVISORY is up for the entire state. Also, the SPC has placed all of CT in a SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER, which is relatively rare- even in the summer!
The risk of thunderstorms is remarkably high for the first day of March. Truly. There is a risk of every item you would expect in a severe weather outbreak, which includes large hail...damaging winds...frequent lightning...and even, yes, tornadoes. The worst of the severe weather will likely be in the late afternoon hours, which is very typical for these situations, but what is amazing is the time of year. Hopefully we can get through the day without much damage, but the situation is pretty darn volatile so we certainly need to keep eyes to the skies. This setup is far more impressive than the setup that spawned the Conway, MA tornado last weekend, so...be careful.
Otherwise, the snow threat for Friday has been reduced to a squall or two...but we are not done with snow, as the first half to two-thirds of March looks to feature significantly below average temperatures. Not today though!
'Today is the first day of meteorological spring, which will last from now until May 31. This winter was the 4th warmest on record, but featured well above average snowfall...go figure.
Today in weather history- March 1, 1910- The deadliest avalanche in US history strikes a train near Wellington Station, WA, sending over a cliff into a canyon and burying it under snow, killing over 100 people.
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