Breaking Down the Blizzard of 2026: Why Snow Totals Varied So Dramatically
In the aftermath of the Blizzard of 2026, many people asked for a more regional breakdown of snowfall totals—and understandably so. This storm delivered a complex combination of classic coastal development and intense mesoscale banding [...]
7 YEARS AGO: Storms Leave a Path of Destruction
7 YEARS AGO the worst severe weather outbreak of this generation roared through Connecticut. This remains a benchmark storm for the area, with damage still notable along the hardest hit areas all these years later. [...]
The Great White Hurricane: A Look Back at the Blizzard of 1888
One of the most frequently asked questions I receive from students when I visit local schools is, “What do you think was the worst snowstorm of all time?” The answer is always the same. The [...]
Retrospective: Deadly Western CT Flash Flood Event of 8-18-2024
My goal with this retrospective is to do the best I can to explain my thought process through this historic event from start to finish, and hopefully provide some semblance of insight for those [...]
Remembering Snowtober – The Halloween Snowstorm of 10-29-11
The Snowtober storm of October 29th, 2011 would have been a historic storm in any month, but with 12-18 inches of snow falling across the region in late October, it became the most damaging winter [...]