All of southern CT, except for the immediate shoreline of Middlesex & New London Counties, are under a BLIZZARD WARNING. Everyone else is under a WINTER STORM WARNING.
History is in the making folks, and I do not say that easily. A truly epic blizzard is on the way for Connecticut. Two storms appear to phase perfectly, and the end result will be something that we have only seen a handful of times in the history of our state. Winds will gust to nearly 60mph tomorrow, whiteout conditions will occur, the worst of the storm will be from 8-8. So what do I think for accumulations? Well, it won't be pretty for all of you!
For the immediate shoreline (within 4-5 miles, and perhaps a bit more in SE CT)- 6-14". The big change from yesterday is that the threat of mixing is being introduced with a more westward track. Thus, totals could be limited in this area, but still nothing to sneeze at.
For everyone else that lives EAST of I-91- 12-20" with locally up to 2ft possible. All snow for this region, but you'll get slightly less than your friends to the west due to the new track of the system.
For everyone else that lives WEST of I-91- 18-25" totals widespread, with locally as high as 30". This is the jackpot area for this storm as it takes a perfect track for the region. People living here can expect gusts to 60mph and tons of snow.
It doesn't matter where you live. This storm is truly one for the history books. A few notable records in jeopardy are this:
In Hartford, the all-time biggest snowstorm is 24" set on January 11, 2011. Certainly it will be a top 5, but could this record fall? Not impossible!
There has never been, at any location in our state, two blizzards in the same winter. This will almost certainly fall, as we will almost certainly verify blizzard for the entire region.
Complete preparations today- the snow won't begin until 2 AM or so- and then...it will come down hard until about 7 PM. There are no longer any ways around the system, and the Euro and GFS are now out of range. We're in the NAM and short range models wheelhouse now, and after today even they will be irrelevant. Then tomorrow, sit back, relax, and watch the record breaking flakes fly.
No need for today in weather history today as today IS weather history. Stay safe folks.
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