First Snow of 2025-2026 Winter Season - Photograph

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I took those photographs between about 2pm and 2:30pm today, as some snow squalls passed through my area. Southwest Connecticut does not normally have snow in November, but it has fallen as early as October in some years. This partially covered some areas in white, but it started to melt when the sun reappeared.

Snow Squall - Photograph

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I took those photographs during the snow squall that came through my area in the afternoon, here in Connecticut (CT), United States (US). I took all of the photos through glass panes (windows / doors), so the quality isn't the best. We don't normally get snow squalls here, so I naively thought it would only be heavy snowfall for a short period of time. When it arrived, it had very high winds that blew the trees around. It's hard to tell, but in the last photo, that pine tree (and all of the others) were bending in all directions as the wind buffeted them. It was very scary, and I was relieved no trees fell.

Snow Squall Warning - NY, NJ, CT tri-state area

NWS Forecast Office New York, NY OKX

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Here we go. I don't recall seeing this sort of warning before. I guess conditions are "just right" for it.

SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NWS UPTON NY
307 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2022

CTC001-NJC003-013-017-031-039-NYC005-047-059-061-079-081-085-087-119-192045-
/O.NEW.KOKX.SQ.W.0005.220219T2007Z-220219T2045Z/
307 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2022
Fairfield County CT-Bergen County NJ-Essex County NJ-Hudson County
NJ-Passaic County NJ-Union County NJ-Bronx County NY-Kings County
NY-Nassau County NY-New York County NY-Putnam County NY-Queens County
NY-Richmond County NY-Rockland County NY-Westchester County NY-

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Snow Squall Warning for...
Southern Fairfield County in southern Connecticut...
Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey...
Eastern Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...
Union County in northeastern New Jersey...
Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...
Queens County in southeastern New York...
Western Putnam County in southeastern New York...
Richmond County in southeastern New York...
Bronx County in southeastern New York...
Kings County in southeastern New York...
Rockland County in southeastern New York...
Westchester County in southeastern New York...
New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York...
Nassau County in southeastern New York...

* Until 345 PM EST.

* At 306 PM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from near Brewster to Carteret, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Whiteout conditions. Zero visibility in heavy snow and
blowing snow. Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.

Locations impacted include...
Newark, Jersey City, Jamaica, Yonkers, Paterson, Elizabeth, Stamford,
Flatbush, Norwalk, New Rochelle, Flushing, Passaic, Bayonne, White
Plains and Wayne.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Reduce your speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.

Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are
expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden
whiteout conditions.