Blizzard Warning Issued for Clinton: LATEST WEATHER UPDATE

The National Weather Service has issued a “Blizzard Warning” for the Connecticut coastline, which includes southern portions of Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex, and New London counties.

A Winter Storm Warning was issued at 4 p.m. Friday but was upgraded later in the day as the storm track shifted and we’re expected to receive significantly more snow now.

The blizzard warning is in effect from 2 a.m. Saturday until 7 a.m. Sunday.

Here are the need to know details from the NWS:

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST

SUNDAY....

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 15 INCHES. LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...20S.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY. SECONDARY AND TERTIARY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.