Snowplows were already on the roads as early as one o'clock eight years ago this morning to keep up with the heavy snow, which was falling at the rate of one-to-two inches per hour between two and six o'clock in the morning. It certainly was one of the most difficult commutes to work I've ever experienced.
For the second time in as many weeks, I asked my neighbor to drive me to work. He has a snowplow, and I feel much more relaxed when he is in the driver's seat. I didn't have to worry about shoveling my driveway and cleaning the snow off my car during the height of the storm in the middle of the night. Although the drive was somewhat harrowing, we kept a steady pace at about 25 to 30 miles an hour along Interstate 95 from Fairfield to Milford.
The photo above is from Patty, Erik, and Emily in Fairfield. As predicted, the storm was a 12-hour event, and the heaviest snow began to exit the region from West-to-East between 8 and 9 o'clock. Snow totals as of mid-morning were quite impressive. Here is a rundown of snow totals from many communities across southwestern Connecticut:
- Weston: 24.5"
- Redding: 24.1"
- Wilton: 18.7"
- New Canaan: 18.0"
- Darien: 17.5"
- Milford: 18.0"
- Westport: 17.4"
- Bridgeport: 16.0"
- Greenwich: 15.5"
Paul
