Hundreds of schools opened late or canceled classes on Wednesday after a winter storm dropped as much as six-and-a-half inches of snow in parts of the state between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Then more schools decided to dismiss early because of the afternoon forecast.
More than 200 schools made the decision to start late or to cancel completely Wednesday morning, then some schools decided to dismiss early because of the forecast. You can see the full list here.
Thomaston was one of the schools that chose to close for the day.
“You’re getting that much snow, an inch an hour, two inches an hour, it's hard to keep up with,” said Glenn Clark, Highway Superintendent with the Town of Thomaston.
The amount of snow that fell ranged from an inch-and-a-half in Wethersfield to six-and-a-half inches in Sharon.
The snow and ice created slippery roads across the state and multiple accidents were reported. Part of Interstate 91 North in Hartford was closed for more than an hour early Wednesday morning after a multi-vehicle crash.
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Wind chills of -10 to -20 are expected Thursday morning and air temperatures will be near 0 degrees.
The arctic chill that will last into the weekend.
Get the latest forecast anytime here.
