Connecticut
State officials urge people to stay off roads as blizzard moves in
Stay off the roads if you can and let crews do their work. That’s the message from state officials ahead of Monday’s storm that’s expected to bring blizzard conditions across Connecticut.
Gov. Ned Lamont has already declared a state of emergency and issued a highway ban on commercial vehicles.
“This is going to be a bad one, and worse than the one we thought was pretty bad just at the end of December,” Gov. Lamont said.
A warning from the governor as Connecticut prepares for an expected blizzard. The governor declaring a state of emergency and commercial vehicle highway ban ahead of the storm. The ban includes vehicles like tractor-trailers or RV’s but doesn’t include emergency vehicles or utilities vehicles. He says this is in coordination with other nearby states and urged people to stay off the road if they didn’t need to go anywhere.
“It’s just incredibly dangerous. Could get really slick with the ice,” he said.
With wind gusts expected to peak at 40 to 60 miles an hour across Connecticut and the risk of falling trees and power lines, the state Department of Transportation (DOT) says it’s best to delay any plans.
“Monday morning is not the time to try to go pick something up off Facebook Marketplace. Wait and pick it up later in the week,” said Josh Morgan, a spokesperson for CT DOT.
DOT says they have a total of around 900 plow drivers ready to go to clear out all the snow that’s expected, but are asking for patience, saying it will be different from the last major storm a few weeks ago.
“Last time it was light, fluffy, easy to move. This time it’s going to be wet, heavy, more difficult to move,” Morgan said.
The agency says they have plenty of salt and other material to be ready to plow to prioritize creating passable highways once the snow stops.
“So, really trying to clear those travel lanes, but then we have to go out and clear the medians, clear the shoulders, clear some of those snowbanks and piles,” Morgan said.
DOT is also asking people, if you must travel during this weather, slow down, make extra time, and do not crowd the plows, saying it could cause a crash, further delaying any snow cleanup.
Connecticut
Florida High School State Bronze Medalist Dajah German Verbals To Connecticut For Fall 2027
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Florida high school state bronze medalist Dajah German has announced her verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Connecticut beginning in the fall of 2027. She publicized the news on SwimCloud, writing:
I am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at the University of Connecticut! I’m incredibly grateful for everyone who has supported me throughout this journey, my family, coaches, teammates, and friends who have pushed me to be my best throughout the years. And a very special thank you to Coach Chris and Coach Nicole for believing in me and giving me this opportunity. I’m so excited for what’s ahead. GO HUSKIES!
A rising senior at Fort Lauderdale High School in Florida, German trains year-round with Swim Fort Lauderdale and primarily specializes in the sprint and middle-distance freestyle events.
German has improved each year of her high school career, most recently dropping from 23.78, 51.39, and 1:50.56 in the 50/100/200 free to 23.54, 51.35, and 1:49.69 during the 2025-26 short course season.
German’s top meet of the season was the Florida Senior Championships in March, where she recorded her current PBs in both the 50 and 200 free. She finished second in the 500 free (4:55.94) and 1650 free (17:02.78), third in both the 50 free and 200 free, and fifth in the 100 free (51.43). She set her current 100 free PB at a smaller holiday meet in December. In the 500 free, she clocked a season-best 4:55.21 at the Speedo Cup in January, with her lifetime best of 4:53.19 coming at the 2025 Florida Senior Championships.
German has qualified for the FHSAA (Florida High School Athletic Association) State Championships for the past three years, with her top performance coming at the 2025 iteration in November. She placed third in the 50 free (23.96), fifth in the 500 free (5:01.12), and helped Fort Lauderdale to fourth place in both the 200 free relay (24.64 leadoff) and 400 free relay (53.08 anchor).
Top SCY Times:
- 50 Freestyle: 23.54
- 100 Freestyle: 51.35
- 200 Freestyle: 1:49.69
- 500 Freestyle: 4:53.19
A Division I Mid-Major program, Connecticut competes in the Big East, with the women’s team placing second out of seven teams at this past season’s conference championships. German’s current lifetime bests would have placed third in the 200 free, fourth in the 500 free, eighth in the 50 free, and ninth in the 100 free, setting her up as an immediate contributor with two full seasons of training still ahead before her first conference meet.
German joins Anna Mumford, Lyla Devlin, Lena Brown, and Louisa Holda in committing to the Huskies’ class of 2031 so far.
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Here are the forecast details for northern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:
Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light west wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: A chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 59. Southeast wind around 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
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