Greenwich Free Press (https://greenwichfreepress.com/category/news/weather/page/8/)
Major wildfires are still burning across Quebec. The wildfire smoke from Quebec is being funneled through Western New York and Pennsylvania due to high pressure and northeast winds. Friday, winds will shift from westerly to southerly, allowing for the plume to push into Connecticut. Continue Reading →
“Everybody knows that the climate has always been changing due to natural causes. But this time is different. Scientists say that after a remarkable period of stability over the last ten thousand years, during which our civilization developed and flourished, humans are triggering a period of instability.” – Dallas Hetherington Continue Reading →
Travel could be very difficult during this time and In the interest of the health and safety of Town Employees, Town Hall will open at 10:00 a.m. on February 28. Continue Reading →
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Greenwich and the entire state of Connecticut for Monday night and Tuesday. Continue Reading →
The current protocol activation will be in effect from noon Thursday February 2 through 12:00 noon on Sunday February 5. Continue Reading →
…Another caller, sick with COVID and outside on a bench at the Manchester Public Library, could not find shelter inside because the library was closed. With no nearby shelter available, the 211 contact specialist was able to book him a room at a local motel, arrange for transportation, and text a list of food pantries and soup kitchens to his cellphone for the next day. The 211 contact specialist stayed on phone with the caller until he was safely inside the car when he shared, “If it wasn’t for you I don’t know what I would do.” Continue Reading →
Crews remain focused on the remaining single or scattered power outages. These are more complex outages that take additional time to complete and may require assistance from a private electrician or contractor. Continue Reading →
As of noon on Saturday, the utility companies reported that residents in 93 towns and cities in Connecticut were experiencing outages. A total of 39 of them have an estimated time of power restoration of 6:00 pm on Saturday; 38 have an estimated time of power restoration of midnight Saturday night; and 16 have an estimated time of power restoration for 8:00am on Sunday. Continue Reading →
The worst of the weather was forecast to arrive in the form of plunging temperatures, strong wind, rain and possible snow on Friday afternoon. And that happened. But first there were the floods. The scene in Cos Cob was captured by Myra Klockenbrink who noted that the timing of the heavy rain overlapped with high tide. She captured video showing flooding of Suburban Ave and water flowing the wrong direction as the tide pushed water north from Mill Pond to the brook running south from behind the former Drawing Room and under Suburban Ave and under Putnam Ave. Continue Reading →
Town Hall will reopen for regular business hours on Tuesday, Dec 27. Continue Reading →