Headline:
Snow Squall Warning issued December 5 at 11:36AM EST until December 5 at 12:30PM EST by NWS Upton NY
Event:
Snow Squall Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
December 5, 2024 - 8:36am
Expires:
December 5, 2024 - 9:30am
Description:
The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a
* Snow Squall Warning for...
Central Fairfield County in southern Connecticut...
Middlesex County in southern Connecticut...
New Haven County in southern Connecticut...
* Until 1230 PM EST.
* At 1134 AM EST, a snow squall was located along a line extending
from near Kent to near Danbury to near New Canaan, moving east at
40 mph.
HAZARD...Brief whiteout conditions with near zero visibility
associated with intense bursts of heavy snow and gusty
winds leading to blowing snow. Wind gusts to 50 mph could
knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.
This snow squall will be near...
Southbury and New Canaan around 1140 AM EST.
Trumbull around 1145 AM EST.
Bridgeport and Shelton around 1150 AM EST.
Naugatuck and Stratford around 1155 AM EST.
Waterbury and Milford around 1200 PM EST.
New Haven and Wolcott around 1205 PM EST.
Cheshire around 1210 PM EST.
Meriden and Wallingford around 1215 PM EST.
Branford and North Branford around 1220 PM EST.
Instruction:
Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are
expected with this snow squall, and may lead to accidents.
Consider avoiding or delaying travel until the snow squall passes
your location. If you must travel, use extra caution and allow extra
time. Be alert for sudden whiteout conditions.
Area Description:
Fairfield, CT; Middlesex, CT; New Haven, CT
Forcast Office:
NWS Upton NY