Extreme Blizzards
By Kevin Arnone on January 31, 2012, 12:00am
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Here are some quick facts about the worst blizzards to slam Connecticut over the past 125 years...
Blizzard of 1888
• Reports of up to 50 inches of snow
• Sustained winds of 45mph
• Snow drifts 20 to 30 feet high
• 25 million in damage (1888) compared to 1.2 billion (2008)
• 400 Deaths (across the Northeast)
March 1960
• Over 20 inches in some parts of the state
• 80 deaths across the Northeast
Blizzard of 1978
• Snowfall totals anywhere from 1 to 3 feet
• Wind gusts up to 79 mph
• 3" per hour snowfall rates
• Entire state shut down for several days
Superstorm of 1993
• Intense snowfall with lightning and thunder
• 3 people were killed in the state
• Snowflakes size of fist reported
• Total snowfall up to 2 feet
Blizzard of 1996
• 18.2 inches of snow in Hartford
• Reports of 30+ inches in Litchfield County
President's Day Storm II (2003)
• New Haven received 18.5 inches of snow
• The worst overall snow storm in the Northeast since 1996
Blizzard of 2006
• Bridgeport 12.5 inches of snow
• Hartford 21.9 inches of snow
• Snowfall rates of 3 to 5 inches per hour in southwest Connecticut
• Numerous reports of over 2 feet of snow
Blizzard of 2010
• A foot of snow in Bridgeport
• Over 20 inches in parts of the Litchfield Hills
• Peak wind gust of 68 mph near New London
Defining a Blizzard:
A storm with heavy snowfall, sustained winds over 35 miles per hour and visibilities under 1/4 of a mile, lasting for at least 3 consecutive hours.
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