'Crippling and Potentially Historic Blizzard' Takes Aim at Southbury

Calling it a “crippling and potentially historic blizzard” the National Weather Service is advising against traveling from Monday evening through Tuesday because a blizzard is forecast to potentially dump up to 30 inches of snow on Southbury.

The National Weather Service just scrapped its Blizzard Watch and replaced it with a Blizzard Warning, which begins at 1 p.m. Monday and runs until midnight.

The National Weather Service predicts Southbury will receive 20-30 inches of snow with snowfall rates of 2-4 inches of snow per hour.

Winds will be gusting between 30-40 miles per hour with gusts up to 65 miles per hour.

The details

Light snow begins in the morning accumulating 1-3 inches of snow by Monday evening’s commute.

Snow intensifies Monday night and the heaviest snow is forecast from midnight Tuesday until Tuesday afternoon.

The National Weather Service is not playing around when it comes to the severity of this storm saying it could lead to “life-threatening conditions,” and that traveling will be “extremely dangerous.”

White-out conditions are expected and if you do travel the National Weather Service urges you to bring a survival kit.

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Southbury’s hyperlocal forecast for the blizzard via the National Weather Service:

Monday A slight chance of snow before 9am, then widespread blowing snow and a chance of snow between 9am and 3pm, then snow likely with widespread blowing snow after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 23. Wind chill values between 5 and 10. East wind 9 to 13 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 16. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a north wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 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 20. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Windy, with a north wind 31 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 10 to 16 inches possible.

Tuesday Night Snow with widespread blowing snow before 9pm, then snow likely with widespread blowing snow between 9pm and midnight, then widespread blowing snow and a chance of snow after midnight. Low around 9. Windy, with a north wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

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