Storm carrying wet snow, rain and wind blows through Connecticut
A storm carrying sodden snow, high winds and rain swept across Connecticut early Monday morning.
Snow accumulations ranged from 4 inches in Burlington to eight-tenths of an inch in Manchester, meteorologist Gary Lessor said, but the snow in Manchester was “brutally heavy” and much heavier than normal across the state.
Typically, 10 inches of snow equals 1 inch of rain, but the ratio in Manchester was 1.6 to 1, according to Lessor, chief meteorologist at Western Connecticut State University’s Weather Center.
Elsewhere around the state, the ratio ranged from 2-1 to 5-1.
The temperature Monday morning at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks was 37 degrees. In Bridgeport, it was 42, and 44 in Groton.
Wind gusts were as high as 56 mph in Groton and 62 mph in Bridgeport, Lessor said.
Eversource reported in the early afternoon that power was expected to be restored to the vast majority of customers by Monday evening.
Since the start of the storm, 12,800 customers and 18 critical facilities had been restored as of Monday afternoon and 20 downed trees were removed, the utility reported.
As of about 12:45 p.m., 1,700 customers and one facility were without power.
Minor to moderate flooding was expected along the entire shoreline at high tide Monday, but there was no concern for flooding with the late evening high tide, Lessor said.
No major precipitation is forecast for the next several days.
The National Weather Service forecast mostly cloudy skies for Monday evening with the temperature falling into the lower 20s. Tuesday is expected to be sunny with highs in the upper 20s.
Jesse Leavenworth can be reached at jleavenworth@courant.com.
