Special Weather Statement Issued For Southern Connecticut

A brief public service announcement for residents living in southern Connecticut. The National Weather Service has issued a "Special Weather Statement" due to black ice concerns tonight.

In its statement, the weather service says, "Temperatures across the Tri-State Region will fall into the teens for most areas tonight. This will allow wet or slushy roads to freeze, resulting in areas of black ice. Extra caution should be used if traveling."

Temps will plummet to around 15 to 18 degrees tonight in southern Connecticut. NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan said, "Temperatures are dropping across the state this evening - watch out for black ice! Untreated surfaces (decks, sidewalks, driveways) could be slick."

And if you went to bed and woke up along the coast expecting to see snow this morning, clearly that didn't happen. Areas along the coast saw no snow accumulation and while flakes did fall during the morning and afternoon hours it didn't stick because the temps were above freezing.

Areas inland did see minor snow accumulation but much less than what was projected. Hanrahan has said the forecast was a tricky one.

"8" in Salisbury and 0" in New Haven. Everywhere else... somewhere in between. Forecast worked out OK in some spots but didn't in others (I was too high)," Hanrahan said on social media.

If you're curious about snow totals for southern Connecticut, here's what the National Weather Service reported. New Fairfield received 4.2 inches, Sikorsky Airport, a trace amount. The big winner was Southbury with 2.4 inches of snow, followed by Waterbury, 1.8 inches, Wallingford, 1.3 inches, and Hamden with 0.5 inches.

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