![]() A cold front moved eastward from the Ohio Valley and exited the East Coast of the United States, developing another low pressure area off the coast of the Carolinas on October 29. ![]() Meteorological history Snow falling on autumn leaves in Walden, NYĮarly on October 28, 2011, a ridge over Canada advected an unseasonably cold air mass across the Mid-Atlantic states and New England at the same time, a surface low-pressure area began developing along the coast of Louisiana. Delays in restoring power led to the resignation of the chief operating officer of Connecticut Light & Power amid widespread criticism of the company's mishandling of both the nor'easter and Irene. Many communities chose to postpone celebrations of Halloween from two days to a week later as a result, or cancel them entirely. Some customers in Connecticut did not get power back until early November many outages lasted 11 days. residences and businesses in 12 states experienced power outages, with the storm also impacting three Canadian provinces. Trees and branches that collapsed caused considerable damage, particularly to power lines, with estimates of storm costs ranging between $1 billion and $3 billion. ![]() It dumped snow on trees that were often still in leaf, adding extra weight, with the ground in some areas still soft from a preceding warm, rainy period that increased the possibility trees could be uprooted. The storm arrived just two months after Hurricane Irene caused extensive power outages and property damage in the Northeast with the 2011 New England tornado outbreak also causing damage in Western Massachusetts. As it moved up the East Coast, its associated snowfall broke records in at least 20 cities for total accumulations, resulting in a rare "white Halloween" two days later. It formed early on October 29 along a cold front to the southeast of the Carolinas. The 2011 Halloween nor'easter, sometimes referred to as " Snowtober," " Shocktober," " Storm Alfred," and " Oktoberblast," was a large low pressure area that produced unusually early snowfall across the northeastern United States and the Canadian Maritimes. POMFRET CENTER 22.0 1114 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTERĪccumulations are courtesy of the National Weather Service offices in Taunton, MA and Upton and Albany, NY.Part of the 2011–12 North American winter THOMPSON 25.5 1008 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTERġ SW EAST KILLINGLY 23.1 800 AM 2/09 COCORAHS WOODSTOCK 26.0 1026 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER STAFFORD SPRINGS 26.1 1237 PM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER STONINGTON 15.0 900 AM 2/09 SKYWARN SPOTTERĬOVENTRY 32.5 1143 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER MYSTIC SEAPORT 21.0 1100 AM 2/09 NWS EMPLOYEE LEDYARD CENTER 22.0 1045 AM 2/09 SKYWARN SPOTTER GALES FERRY 24.0 1045 AM 2/09 SKYWARN SPOTTER SOUTHBURY 26.3 1030 AM 2/09 SKYWARN SPOTTER NORTH HAVEN 29.0 950 AM 2/09 SKYWARN SPOTTER NORTH GUILFORD 32.0 900 AM 2/09 SKYWARN SPOTTER GUILFORD 33.0 1113 AM 2/09 BROADCAST MEDIA NORTHFORD 33.5 950 AM 2/09 SKYWARN SPOTTERĮAST HAVEN 33.0 1005 AM 2/09 SKYWARN SPOTTER YALESVILLE 35.0 909 AM 2/09 SKYWARN SPOTTER ![]() MIDDLETOWN 12.0 1200 PM 2/09 SKYWARN SPOTTERĬLINTONVILLE 37.0 1040 AM 2/09 SKYWARN SPOTTER WINCHESTER CENTER 22.5 600 AM 2/09 DEPT OF HIGHWAYS WINDSOR LOCKS 22.8 108 PM 2/09 BDL AIRPORTīAKERSVILLE 28.0 700 AM 2/09 CO-OP OBSERVER NORTH GRANBY 25.0 610 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTERġ ENE NORTH GRANBY 25.0 900 AM 2/09 COCORAHSģ NNW WEST HARTFORD 24.3 730 AM 2/09 COCORAHS NEWINGTON 28.0 1240 PM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLICīURLINGTON 27.5 902 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTERġ WSW WETHERSFIELD 27.0 900 AM 2/09 COCORAHS MANCHESTER 32.0 1030 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER GLASTONBURY 33.5 326 PM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC I have never seen anything like this, even in Buffalo. It’s still snowing and accumulating in Eastern Connecticut, so the final totals could be higher. Just in case you’re wondering here are the Connecticut snow totals as of 7:30 AM, Saturday. If your town actually had more or less… well, I’m just the messenger This post has been updated with the final totals from NWS. ![]()
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