In Ridgefield today, the morning snow, which caused early dismissal of Ridgefield Public Schools and postponement of after school activities and the Board of Education meeting tonight, continues but has moderated and the roads are less slippery.Nonetheless, Ridgefield Police have responded to numerous accidents, most appear to be minor single vehicle events where cars have slid off the road and become stuck.The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security have issued the following weather report.Winter storm warnings remain in effect for central and eastern Connecticut with the lesser winter weather advisories in effect for western Connecticut. At 11:45 a.m. radar and DOT cameras showed two bands of moderate to occasionally heavy snow over the state. One band is over western Connecticut and the other is over eastern Connecticut. Light to moderate snow is falling in Central Connecticut at this time. Temperatures are currently in the mid 20s across the state. The major highways appear to be wet or lightly snow / slush covered in most of the state with a slush and snow cover on many secondary roads. Thus far this morning the heaviest snow has fallen in Southeastern Connecticut where the highways and secondary roads are more snow covered than in the rest of the state. Northeast and north winds are currently gusting to around 30 miles per hour across the state. At 11:45 a.m. Eversource and UI were reporting a total of 278 customers without power in Eastern Connecticut.
This Afternoon…Light snow is expected in western and central Connecticut with light to moderate bands of snow in easternConnecticut during the afternoon. A few inches of accumulation are expected on roads and bridges by 3 p.m. in western and centralConnecticut with several inches of accumulation possible in eastern Connecticut. In general the major highways are expected to be lightly snow and slush covered with more cover on secondary roads. Temperatures are forecast to be in the mid 20s. The impact on the afternoon rush hour is expected to be minor in westernConnecticut, minor to moderate in centralConnecticut and moderate in eastern Connecticut. Some power outages are expected to occur especially in Eastern Connecticut where some limbs were weakened by last week’s storm. However this snow is forecast to be dryer than the last storm, therefore significant tree damage and large scale power outages are not expected.This Evening…A band of light snow is expected to continue across eastern Connecticut early this evening before dissipating by 9 p.m. Total snowfall for today is still forecast to range from two to four inches in western Connecticut, 3-5 in central and 5-7 in easternConnecticut. Accumulations on roadways are expected to be somewhat less than on grassy surfaces.Tonight through Wednesday night…Occasional light snow is expected to continue for a few days as a weak low pressure system forms along the mid-Atlantic coast and lingers in our area for up to 48 hours. Total accumulations during this 2-day period are expected to generally range from 1 – 3 inches across the state.
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