What’s Left For This Winter Storm In Connecticut?

It was the blizzard that wasn’t on the Connecticut coastline, as projections of 1 to 2 feet of accumulation never materialized because sleet mixed in with snow almost as soon as it started to fall heavily this morning.

Once you moved away from the Connecticut coast, many areas saw close to a foot of snow and some areas in excess of a foot and a half of snow, but the blizzard largely didn’t live up to extreme expectations.

All in all it was still a significant storm and a good day, as Gov. Malloy said earlier, to make brownies and stay off the roads. On a side note, Malloy lifted his travel ban on Connecticut roads as of 5 p.m. (To sign up and receive free news and weather alerts from your hometown in Connecticut, click here.)

NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan wrote, “The storm didn't live up to expectations on the coast but it sure did inland.”

For those of you wondering what is left with this storm, the answer is not much for southern Connecticut and there will still be some snow this evening in Hartford and Tolland counties. At one point we were looking at wintry weather to continue to nearly midnight, and that isn’t happening, as it’s tapered off already in some parts of the state.

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Most of the winter storm and blizzard warnings are all set to expire at 6 p.m., but the snow will hold on longest in northern Connecticut and the blizzard warning continues until 8 p.m.

Here’s what you can expect for the rest of the day:

Coastline of Fairfield, New Haven and northern sections of Middlesex and New London counties:

Another inch of snow is possible this afternoon with a total of 4-12 inches of snow and sleet. That’s the weather service’s range of accumulation, and it is quite a spread for sure. The higher amounts will be away from the immediate coast. Winds will gust 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

Northern Fairfield, New Haven counties:

Another 1 to 2 inches of snow this afternoon and evening for a total accumulation here of 10 to 16 inches. Winds gusting 20 to 25 mph and 40 mph at times.

Hartford and Tolland counties:

Blizzard warning in effect until 8 p.m., and here you can expect to see more snow for the longest period of time. Snow will accumulate 12 to 18 inches. The snow may end before 8 p.m. as a bit of freezing rain. Snow winds down early this evening. Strong winds gusts possibly reaching 55 mph.

Coastal areas of New London and Middlesex counties:

A Hazardous Weather Outlook is issued as snow could accumulate up to 1 to 3 inches before it ends. Winds may gust up to 30 mph and exceed 40 mph at times.