HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Schools across the state dismissed students early and the shelter network was activated Tuesday as a snowstorm and arctic temperatures moved into the region.
Jermaine Harris, of New London, watched the snow pile up outside the Crystal Mall in Waterford as he waited for his wife to receive permission to leave work at a wig shop. He said he was surprised the mall was still open late Tuesday afternoon.
“It looks pretty bad. On the way in it was pretty slippery,” he said. “I didn’t want her to drive, and she didn’t want to drive.”
The National Weather Service said it expected 6 to 10 inches of snow to fall across Connecticut by Wednesday morning, with the brunt of the storm hitting overnight.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy directed several agencies to coordinate with shelters. Temperatures were expected to drop to about 10 degrees Tuesday night, with wind chills as low as minus-6 degrees.
Bradley International Airport reported 15 canceled flights by Tuesday afternoon.
The storm also prompted the cancellation of an appearance in Hartford by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Schools in Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport were among those closing early Tuesday.
Temperatures are expected to dip into the single digits Wednesday night, with wind chills around minus-9.
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