February 13, 2024
UPDATED: Snow tapers off this afternoon; more than 1K outages reported
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Connecticut Department of Transportation trucks clear the roads.
Predictions about snowfall accumulations differed as the first flakes began to fall in Hartford around 4 a.m. Tuesday.
According to the National Weather Service, 3 to 5 inches was likely in Hartford County, with wind gusts as high as 35 mph. The snow was expected to taper off by early-afternoon.
Earlier forecasts called for up to 18 inches in Litchfield County, but were revised downward Monday evening.
The snow was expected to accumulate rapidly during the morning commute, creating dangerous driving conditions.
Area school districts were closed and many towns and cities, including Hartford, had parking bans in effect. Hartford announced shortly after 12 p.m. that its parking ban would end at 6 p.m.
At 12 p.m., Eversource reported 1,597 power outages — 0.12% of its 1.3 million customers in Connecticut. They were mostly in Westport, Hampton and Windham.
The state Department of Transportation said it had more than 600 trucks and more than 900 drivers working to clear the roads.
On Monday evening, Gov. Ned Lamont announced that all executive branch state office buildings would be closed to the public on Tuesday.
All level 2 executive branch employees were ordered to work remotely, and to stay home even if their jobs could not be performed remotely.
Also, Lamont issued a ban on all tandem tractor-trailers and empty tractor-trailers traveling on Connecticut highways starting at 12 a.m. Tuesday, remaining in effect until further notice. The ban ended at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
“During the peak periods of the storm, we are anticipating treacherous conditions that will make travel very difficult,” Lamont said. “We’ve consulted with our neighboring states and have decided as a region that it’s in the best interest of safety to enact this travel ban on tandem tractor trailers and empty tractor trailers during the duration of the storm.”
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