Snow Begins Sticking Across Northern Fairfield County

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The winter storm bearing down on Fairfield County and the entire tristate area will drop more snow inland and up to Interstate 84 and northward, according to the National Weather Service.

Watch your step as you head out -- snow is beginning to stick to sidewalks, driveways and roads in northern Fairfield County.
Photo Credit: *Karen Tensa*

The landscape in Danbury is dusted with a coating of wet snow on Wednesday morning.
Photo Credit: *Karen Tensa*

Daily Voice

11/26/2014 10:40 a.m.

Snow was falling in the Danbury area by mid-Wednesday morning and starting to accumulate on the ground, sidewalks and even roadways. Plow trucks were spotted out in Danbury, spreading ice melt on the roadways.

A total of 4 to 8 inches of snow is possible in Northern Fairifeld County, where a Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 1 a.m. Thursday.

The snowfall will be heavy at times and could make driving dangerous on Wednesday, usually the biggest travel day of the year.

Coastal Connecticut remains under a Winter Weather Advisory until 1 a.m. Thursday. The storm was dropping rain in towns along the shoreline on Wednesday morning. A mix of snow and rain was forecast for the day, turning to all snow after 5 p.m.

Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches is possible, with another inch possible overnight in southern Fairfield County.

All the snow will begin to taper off overnight with a chance of rain or snow showers on Thanksgiving and a high near 35 degrees.

Sunny skies will return on Friday with temperatures in the 30s.

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