The first major nor’easter of 2021 is rapidly bearing down on the East Coast, with high snowfall totals, severe wind gusts and power outages likely across much of Connecticut.
The National Weather Service in New York issued a winter storm warning for Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex and New London counties starting at midnight Sunday and continuing through 6 a.m. Tuesday, with heavy snow expected to accumulated anywhere from 7-16 inches and winds gusting as high as 50 mph.
Travel is expected to be very difficult to impossible, with hazardous conditions likely impacting morning and evening commutes. Gusting winds could bring down tree branches.