Major Nor'Easter storm.
The last time we had this much snow was Feb 2013, measured around 36 inches. Prior to that it was 1978.
Some pictures from 2013... I will have pictures of today's blizzard once it stops about 16 hours from now.
Current Blizzard Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
953 PM EST MON JAN 26 2015
CTZ001-013-271100-
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NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE
953 PM EST MON JAN 26 2015
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
* LOCATIONS...LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...18 TO 24 INCHES...WITH UP TO 30 INCHES
ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR.
* TIMING...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO
TUESDAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING TRAVEL
CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND SEVERELY REDUCED
VISIBILITY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE MOST ROADS
IMPASSABLE. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY.
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS TO AROUND 20.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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