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Snow Squalls Move Through Parts of CT

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Snow squalls have been moving through parts of Connecticut on Monday and squalls in the morning caused tough driving conditions and several crashes were reported. Multiple school districts across the state also had a two-hour delay.

The snow squalls impacted parts of Fairfield, Litchfield and New Haven counties.

Snow showers are possible during the day.

Tough Driving Conditions Causing Crashes

The snow caused tough driving conditions for some and multiple crashes were reported.

Early on Monday morning, state police said there were four to five crashes on both sides of Interstate 91 in New Haven between exits 7 and 10.

Multiple lanes of I-91 North in New Haven between exits 6 and 8 were closed after a multi-vehicle crash.

Delays are building on I-91 in New Haven after multiple crashes on Monday morning.
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Delays are building on I-91 in New Haven after multiple crashes on Monday morning.

A vehicle is down an embankment on I-91 South between exits 10 and 9 in North Haven and the right and center lanes are closed, according to state Dept. of Transportation officials.

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Multiple lanes of I-91 south in North Haven are closed after a vehicle went down an embankment on Monday morning.

At one point, there were three to four crashes on both sides of the Parkway in Hamden, state police said.

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Traffic is moving slowly on I-91 south in North Haven due to several crashes.
A snow squall is causing tough driving conditions and multiple crashes in parts of Connecticut on Monday morning.

According to state police, there were also three crashes on Route 8 between Seymour and Beacon Falls.

A single-vehicle crash closed part of I-95 South in Branford between exits 57 and 56, state DOT reported. It has since fully reopened.

The cities and towns impacted by the snow squall picked up about an inch or two of snow.

School Delays

Multiple school districts had a delayed start on Monday morning.

The delays were at districts including New Haven, New Milford and North Haven.

You can see the full list of school delays here.

Temps Will Get Warmer as Week Goes On

Highs will be near 30 degrees on Monday with partly sunny skies. The feels-like temperatures will be in the teens to near 20.

Temperatures will increase as we go through the workweek with highs near 40 tomorrow and near 48 on Wednesday.

There's a chance for rain on Thursday with highs near 60.

You can get the latest forecast anytime here.

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