Here is a sampling of local snowfall totals through Friday, March 8, 2013:
- New Canaan: 12.3"
- Greenwich: 10.0"
- Redding: 10.0"
- Norwalk: 8.5"
- Stamford: 8.0"
- Weston: 7.0"
- Bridgeport: 6.0"
The seasonal snowfall eclipsed 60 inches (61.3"), which is just shy of the 62.6" of snow in 2011. Officially, nine inches of snow fell at Sikorsky Memorial Airport, breaking the record of 3.5" on this date in 2005 and pushing the monthly snow total to ten inches. Michael Blake of Milford took this photo from his home that day. The heavy, wet snow created a picturesque setting.
- 1995-96: 76.8"
- 1933-34: 71.3"
- 1947-48: 65.7"
- 2010-11: 62.6"
The storm began Wednesday afternoon, March 6, with sustained Northeast winds of 30-plus miles an hour and a peak wind gust of 45 miles an hour. Strong winds continued Thursday along with Coastal Flood Advisories during the times of high tide. Tide levels reached two-to-three feet above normal, causing minor-to-moderate flooding along the immediate shoreline. There was a peak wind gust of 41 miles an hour.
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