Weather
Winter Storm Warning Now Issued For Groton
A previous weather advisory has been scrapped and replaced with a warning for the area as snow estimates increase. BREAKING
The National Weather Service has replaced its Winter Weather Advisory for New London County with a Winter Storm Warning for the area. The weather service says the winter storm warning is in effect from 10 p.m. tonight until 4 p.m. on Friday.
Here's what the warning means for the area:
Snow is expected to accumulate 4 to 7 inches.
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Snow begins late tonight and into early Friday afternoon.
Hazardous/slippery travel conditions are expected.
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Visibilities will also be reduced too to around a half mile.
The National Weather Service says a winter storm warning is issued when "heavy snow" is in the forecast and it can make travel dangerous.
Once the snow ends, then the story turns to bitter cold temps this weekend and snow is still possible Monday night and into Tuesday.
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