WeatherFanatics: Connecticut: Wind-Driven Snowstorm, Cold Blast on the Way

Monday, January 20, 2014

Connecticut: Wind-Driven Snowstorm, Cold Blast on the Way

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist

January 20,2014; 8:58PM,EST

Enough snow to shovel and plow, blowing and drifting snow and plunging temperatures will head to Connecticut Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night.
After a mild start to the week, a storm originating from Western Canada will strengthen upon nearing the coast Tuesday into Tuesday night and will lead to dramatically colder conditions and travel delays.
Ice can form on paved and concrete surfaces beneath the snow as temperatures fall.
Travel conditions will deteriorate for the drive home Tuesday and may still be impacted by the departing storm Wednesday morning.

The heaviest snow from the storm is likely to fall on Long Island and southeastern New England, where local amounts could approach 1 foot. Snow will fall from parts of North Carolina to central New England with the storm Tuesday and Tuesday night. Snow was streaking through the Midwest on Monday with spotty snow over upstate New York and northern New England.
Temperatures will in the upper teens to the lower 20s during Tuesday and will plummet Tuesday night as the wind increases. RealFeel® temperatures will dip below zero at times Tuesday night and continue Wednesday.
Cold weather will then continue through the balance of the week.
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