New London County Takes Brunt of Storm, State Aid on the Way

The blizzard spared much of Connecticut, but the same can’t be said of New London County.

Groton got 22 inches of snow and Haddam got 22.5 inches as of 11 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.

Residents in areas Groton and New London posted on Patch Facebook pages that snow hadn’t been plowed from their streets.

This afternoon Gov. Dannel Malloy said the state travel ban would be lifted at 2 p.m. State crews are wrapping-up a second treatment on state roads. Once that is done crews will be on the way to heavily affected areas like New London to assist in the clean-up. The National Guard will also be heading to heavily-affected areas as well.

Below is the National Weather Service forecast for southern New London County:

• This Afternoon Periods of snow. Blowing snow. Total snow accumulation more than 2 feet. Windy and cold with highs in the lower 20s. North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
• Tonight Mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow...mainly in the evening. Blowing snow. Brisk with lows around 10 above. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening. Chance of snow 50 percent. Wind chill values as low as 5 below.
• Wednesday Partly sunny. Areas of blowing snow. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Wind chill values as low as 6 below in the morning.

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