Coastal storm to bring accumulating snowfall to much of CT 2/23-2/24/13

Our active weather pattern continues as yet another coastal storm will be impacting the state of CT during the later half of Saturday lasting through the first half of Sunday.  Unlike past storm this year, this system will be a bit more typical of what we usually experience in CT as the famous rain/snow line will be dissecting the state.  Where this line sets up will have significant impacts on where we see the most snowfall occur and as always this will pose a challenge.

Impacts:

• Precipitation will begin early to mid-afternoon on Saturday and may begin as a rain/snow mix, especially down towards the shoreline where precipitation may actually even start off as plain rain.
•   As we move through the afternoon and evening hours as some colder air works back in place, mix precipitation will begin to transition over to all snow away from the shoreline. 
•  The heaviest precip should be ongoing during the overnight hours of Saturday into Sunday.
• The snow will be very wet and heavy, causing snow to stick to power lines and trees, however, any limb damage or power outages should be on the isolated side and aren't expected to be a major issue.