Today's Forecast Overnight mix lead so icy spots now...

By  BOB MAXON

Updated 4:38 AM EST, Thu, Jan 8, 2009

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Today: Black ice this morning in the interior sections where temps are near 32. Mostly cloudy, windy & chilly. Scattered snow showers. High temperature in the 30s. West winds up to 30 m.p.h.

Tonight: Becoming mostly clear and colder. Lows 15-23. West winds 10-15 mph, diminishing.

Friday: Mostly sunny, breezy & cold. High temperature in the 20s to near 30.

Saturday: Thickening clouds with snow developing, continuing into the evening. A few inches of accumulation is likely, several inches are possible. High temperature in the 20s inland, near 32 shore.

Sunday: Partly cloudy, breezy & cold. High temperature in the 20s.

Monday: Increasing clouds, chance for a period of snow or snow showers by late in the day or at night. High temperature 28-34.

~NBCConnecticut.com Meteorologist Bob Maxon~ 

Discussion coming soon!

 

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 2008: A look back

2008 will go down in history as the wettest year since records have been kept at Bradley International Airport (over 100 years). Over 65 inches of precipitation fell beating the previous record of 64.55" in 1972.

 

 

 2008 will go down in history as the wettest year since records have been kept at Bradley International Airport (over 100 years). Over 65 inches of precipitation fell beating the previous record of 64.55" in 1972.

   

 

   

 

2008 will go down in history as the wettest year since records have been kept at Bradley International Airport (over 100 years). Over 65 inches of precipitation fell beating the previous record of 64.55" in 1972.

2008 will go down in history as the wettest year since records have been kept at Bradley International Airport (over 100 years). Over 65 inches of precipitation fell beating the previous record of 64.55" in 1972.
2008 will go down in history as the wettest year since records have been kept at Bradley International Airport (over 100 years). Over 65 inches of precipitation fell beating the previous record of 64.55" in 1972.
 
Interestingly, the previous 2nd and 3rd wettest years were set back in 1955 and 1938, respectively. Both years featured destructive and deadly flooding that forever changed the landscape of the state. The flood of '55 devastated the Naugatuck and Housatonic river valleys, while Hartford and other areas on the Connecticut River were devastated in September of 1938. The floods in 1955 followed 2 hurricanes which impacted Connecticut, Connie and Diane. The flood in 1938 followed the Hurricane of 1938 which is the benchmark storm for New England hurricanes.
 
Luckily, this years rain did not come from a destructive hurricane and it was spread out over the course of the year, as opposed to all at once. Though there was sporadic flooding it appears that we dodged a bullet when looking back in history at years that have been similar.
 
 
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  • kk 7 minutes ago FLAG COMMENT hey im just saying that if you guys could fake the weather forecast for 2 FT of snow please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Lou 10 minutes ago FLAG COMMENT It's 35 here in Manchester, Bob, and there's this strange yellowish glow in the sky...LOL. We haven't seen it in quite a while. Try to keep it around for a few days OK????
  • Aileen 37 minutes ago FLAG COMMENT Hi Bob! I don't really have any weather comments to report on except that MAN was there a lot of broken branches and stuff all over the place! LOL I wanted to tell you that I love you guys over there! You're the BEST!
  • Tony Orlando Wednesday, Jan 7 at 7:41 PM FLAG COMMENT i live in southern fairfield county ct...we had NO snow accumulation however we did recieve some freezing rain and My school got cancelled. It is considered a "SNOW DAY" but we didnt get any so it was pretty lame here...however things were a little more interesting north of I-84. not that they had seen it more treachourous b/c it really was'nt but they had a little more freezing rain, by around 8am the entire coast was seeing ... MORE >
  • BarkhamstedViewer Wednesday, Jan 7 at 11:30 AM FLAG COMMENT We have 28 degrees here at 11:30 AM and the sleet is mixed with rain -- trees are starting to get heavier, especially the pines. We're at the top of Pine Mountain, Barkhamsted.

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