Icy Roads Cause Accidents Across Connecticut

Update 1:45 p.m. Bradley International Airport is closed for now because of icing conditions, reports NBC Connecticut.

Specific accidents:

• Route 83 Totally Closed in Ellington
• New Haven Crash Kills Woodbridge Woman
• Multiple Lanes Closed on I-84 in West Hartford
• Multiple Lanes Closed on I-91 in Windsor
• I-95 Exit Ramp Closed in New London

Across Connecticut, the National Weather Service issued a freezing rain advisory until noon today.

“Light icing will make roadways and walkways hazardous,” the NWS said.

Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan described the morning as a catastrophe.

“A catastrophe on the roads this morning with countless accidents and cars on the side of highways waiting for the ice to melt,” he wrote on Facebook. “Be careful this morning if you have to venture outside or delay your plans. Temperature will warm above freezing in most areas by noon.”

NBC Connecticut shared the below video, of an SUV sliding across I-84. The station reported car accidents in New London, Cromwell, New Britain, Glastonbury, Stamford and Ellington.

An overturned motor vehicle is causing delays on I-84 eastbound in West Hartford.

Scroll below the video for the forecast.

Weather Forecast From NWS

• Today’s Weather: Rain, could be heavy at times. Chance of thunderstorms. High near 44. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

• Sunday Night: Rain before 2 a.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 2 and 4 a.m. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 31. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

• Monday, Jan. 19: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

Closings

For information on closings, visit NBC Connecticut’s list of delay and closing alerts.

Photo Credit: New London Firefighters