Snow Totals Dramatically Increasing for Ledyard: UPDATE

Written by By BRIAN MCCREADY (Patch Staff)

How high can they go! Yesterday, we were looking at maybe a few inches of snow, emphasis on maybe, and those totals have been increased significantly, and now they’ve just exploded again.

The National Weather Service says we can now expect between 10-14 inches of snow in northern Fairfield and northern New Haven counties.

The Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 7 a.m. Sunday.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO STRONG WINDS.