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Snow Squall Warning, Connecticut

Severe

Intense bursts of heavy snow, gusts up to 35 mph. Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.

Ended Thursday, January 1, 2026.

Issued
Expires
Updated

How much

Wind gusts
Up to 35 mph Blowing snow on open roads

Map

Map of Connecticut with this warning The Snow Squall Warning covers Connecticut. The weather service drew the area; it is moving east at 32 mph. Moving east at 32 mphI-395I-295I-95I-290I-90CONNECTICUTMASSACHUSETTS20 mi Moving east at 32 mphI-395I-295I-95I-290CONNECTICUTMASSACHUSETTS20 mi I-395I-295I-95CONNECTICUTMASSACHUSETTS20 mi I-395I-95MASSACHUSETTS50 mi
  • This warning
  • Area drawn by the weather service
  • Interstates
  • US highways
  • Moving east at 32 mph
Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What
Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than one-quarter mile. Wind gusts up to 35 mph.
Squall now
At 8:45 in the morning, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from Northbridge to near Fishers Island, moving east at 30 mph.
Where
Windham County (Connecticut), Southern Suffolk County (Massachusetts), Southeastern Worcester County (Massachusetts), Norfolk County (Massachusetts), South central Middlesex County (Massachusetts), Western Bristol County (Massachusetts), Northwestern Plymouth County (Massachusetts), Washington County (Rhode Island), Newport County (Rhode Island), Kent County (Rhode Island), Providence County (Rhode Island), Bristol County (Rhode Island).
When
Until 9:45 in the morning.
Impacts
Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.
Places named
Boston, Providence, Brockton, Quincy, Fall River, Warwick, Cranston, Pawtucket, Taunton, Weymouth, East Providence, Woonsocket, Braintree, Coventry, Cumberland, Randolph, North Providence, Franklin, South Kingstown, and West Warwick.
Seen by
Trained spotter.

Updates

  1. Cancelled by the National Weather Service. January 1, 2026
  2. Snow Squall Warning issued until Thursday, 9:45 in the morning. January 1, 2026