At least two people died in car accidents Wednesday as another powerful storm rocked the state, dumping several inches of snow on some towns - particularly those in the southwest part of Connecticut - and snarling afternoon commutes on many highways.
Just as CL&P was completing the last power restorations in Connecticut from Sandy, the newest storm hit Connecticut, beginning Wednesday morning. It snowed throughout the day, most heavily along the shoreline and southern interior portions of the state, and overnight.
CL&P officials on Wednesday said they were prepared to react to this latest storm and had opened the company's emergency operations center at its Berlin headquarters. As of this morning CL&P was reporting 602 customers without power.
Many across the state today awoke to a winter wonderland, school delays or school cancellations. Enfield and Suffield schools both opened on a 90-minute delay basis.
Snow accumulation of less than two inches was reported at Bradley International Airport. Just two arrivals and two departures have been cancelled Thursday, according to the airport's web site.
Two people died in separate car accidents during the day Wednesday, one in Lebanon when a car flipped over, the other on Route 20 in East Granby, according to the Hartford Courant.
The eastbound lanes of Route 2 in Marlborough were shutdown for hours late Wednesday afternoon when a tractor trailer truck jackknifed between exits 13 and 16. Some Hartford commuters reported being stuck on the highway for more than an hour as police diverted traffic off Exit 12 in Marlborough or Route 13 in East Hampton. That put commuters on snow-covered secondary roads where they slipped and slid or got stuck on unplowed back roads.
The National Weather Service today issued an advisory for the Connecticut coastline, as well as Middlesex county towns, saying that temperaturs will rise and the regions wll see a mix of ran and sleet this morning before changing over all rain.
"Little additional accumulation of snow is expected before the changeover ... however, roads will reamin slick and driving conditions treacherous," the advisory said. "Motorists are advised to exercise caution and drive slowly through the morning commute."
Temperatures are expected to climb into the 40s today, the service said.