Blizzard of 2026 Delivers Heavy Snow & Damaging Winds to Southwestern Connecticut

Click here to listen to my summary of the Blizzard of 2026 as aired on WICC 600 AM, 95.9 FM, and 107.3 FM, from Monday evening, February 23, 2026.

The Blizzard of Sunday and Monday, February 22 and 23, 2026, delivered the most snow to southwestern Connecticut in 13 years. In fact, the Winter storm brought the season snowfall total to 54.6 inches and pushed the monthly total to 21.4 inches, making it the second snowiest February on record at the Bridgeport climate station. 

Bridgeport hit the jackpot in southwestern Connecticut with 20 inches of snow, just behind New Fairfield's 21 inches, as reported by the National Weather Service. The accompanying photos are from Samp Mortar Lake in the Lake Hills section of neighboring Fairfield.

The numbers were even more impressive in eastern Connecticut. North Stonington reported more than 30 inches, while Mystic (24"), Madison (22.1"), New London (21.5"), and Pawcatuck (20.5") eclipsed the 20-inch mark.

The wind was also an issue throughout the Winter storm. Peak wind gusts of 53 mph and 51 mph were reported at Bridgeport and Fairfield, respectively. Groton, in the southeastern part of Connecticut, clocked a 68 mph wind gust Monday at 7:19 a.m.

Here is a visible satellite view of the storm.

Paul