'Crippling and Potentially Historic Blizzard' Takes Aim at Durham, Middlefield

Calling it a “crippling and potentially historic blizzard,” the National Weather Service is advising against traveling from Monday evening through Tuesday because of a blizzard that could dump up to 38 inches of snow on Durham and Middlefield.

The NWS replaced its blizzard watch with a blizzard warning.

Recent NWS Forecast

• Sunday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 17. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

• Monday: A slight chance of snow before 9 a.m., then widespread blowing snow and a chance of snow between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., then snow likely with widespread blowing snow after 3 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. North wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

• Monday Night: Snow with widespread blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 17. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 11 to 17 inches possible.

• Tuesday: Snow with widespread blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. High near 22. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a north wind 28 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 10 to 16 inches possible.

• Tuesday Night: Snow with widespread blowing snow before 9 p.m., then snow likely with widespread blowing snow between 9 p.m. and midnight, then widespread blowing snow and a chance of snow after midnight. Low around 11. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 24.

Vincent Salzo contributed to this report. Photo Credit: Accuweather.com