'Crippling and Potentially Historic Blizzard' Takes Aim at New London

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 33 inches of snow on New London.

The NWS replaced its blizzard watch with a blizzard warning and a coastal flood flood for the area was issued.

NWS Forecast

• Sunday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

• 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 29. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. Blustery, with a northeast wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

• Monday Night: Snow with widespread blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 20. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Very windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 12 to 18 inches possible.

• Tuesday: Snow with widespread blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. High near 24. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Windy, with a north wind 36 to 39 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 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 13. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 34 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

• Wednesday: A slight chance of snow before 9 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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