Darien Public Schools and these other places in town have announced they are closed Friday because of the snow or have delayed openings:
Update 3:59 p.m.: The National Weather Service published this list of snowfall totals for various towns in Connecticut. A total of 5.5 inches of snow fell on Darien as of 11 a.m.
At various times: Easton’s snowfall total was 9 inches; Danbury received only 2.8 inches, but Bridgeport received 7. Here’s the Connecticut list (
Photo from Lanphier Day Spa on Facebook
UPDATE 1:44 p.m.: Lanphier Day Spa says they’re open, and this is the view (picture at right):
UPDATE 12:37 p.m.: If you become one of the few in Darien who lose power, call Eversource at 800-286-2000.
UPDATE 12:34 p.m.: All road tests for today have been cancelled by the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles.
UPDATE 12:31 p.m.: Here’s how much snow was falling in Connecticut as of this 10:20 a.m. National Weather Service roundup (click on the link for snowfall beyond Connecticut):
UPDATE 12:24 p.m.: Hearst Newspapers report the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield has reopened on the southbound-traffic side, while northbound traffic lanes remain closed after accidents and due to the amount of snow on the highway.
UPDATE: 12:07 p.m.: It’s worse elsewhere in Connecticut, including in Fairfield, where the Merritt Parkway has been closed for a stretch due to an accident, according to State Police.
State police tweeted just minutes ago at 11:58 a.m.: “STORM UPDATE: Midnight-1120a.m. 258 crashes, 84-E CLOSED @X73, Merrit northbound in Fairfield CLOSED X46-47.”
UPDATE: 12:04 p.m.: Now 10 Eversource customers without electricity in Darien. We’re lucky: 125 out in Norwalk, 48 in Westport, one in New Canaan. Most of the power outages are in the eastern end of the state. Here’s the utility’s outage map:
Eversource outage map as of noon, Feb. 5, 2016
UPDATE: 10:02 a.m.: Eighteen Darien customers don’t have electricity service, according to Eversource.
UPDATE: 9:51 a.m.: The National Weather Service’s “Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow” is in effect for Fairfield County through 1 p.m., the agency announced.
Moderate to heavy snow of 4 to 8 inches may fall with visibility at times down to a quarter of a mile to half a mile, according to the “Winter Storm Warning.”
The weather service described the storm warning this way (ignore the capital letters — these announcements are always published with capital letters):
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
Map posted at 9:53 a.m. by the National Weather Service
Here’s the Darien-specific weather forecast as of 8:56 a.m. from the National Weather Service:
UPDATE 9:26 a.m.: The National Weather Service has upgraded its “Winter Weather Advisory” for Fairfield County to a “Winter Storm Warning.” Here’s what the new map looks like, as of 9:22 a.m. (we haven’t found details yet on their website):
Winter Storm Warning issued.
This photo of the heron statue at Darien Library is from the library’s website.
(Some of this information is from WFSB-TV’s list of weather closures around the state — noted by “(WFSB)” in Darienite.com’s list below.)
OPEN
- “Darien Town Hall is open on a normal schedule,” First Selectman Jayme Stevenson tweeted.
- Darien YMCA is open (Holly Pond School is closed; “All youth programs are delayed until 10 a.m.”)
- Chelsea Piers tweets: “Schools may be closed, but we’re open! Drop-in activities: http://www.chelseapiersct.com/drop-in/“
CLOSED
In Darien:
- Darien Public Schools
- Darien Senior Center
- Darien Nature Center is closed. (It follows Darien Public Schools on closing decisions.)
Picture from David Bayne’s Twitter account, with permission.
- Pear Tree Point School follows Darien Public Schools on closing decisions.
- Darien Community Association says on its website: “Inclement Weather: the DCA will typically follow any closing decisions of the Darien Public Schools.”
- YWCA of Darien/Norwalk is closed.
- Holly Pond Nursery School is closed. along with many other nursery schools in the area.
- Darien Arts Center classes have been cancelled.
- JoyRide Studio is closed.
- “Person-to-Person offices in Darien and Norwalk are closed due to weather. You may call 2-1-1 for referral to other emergency services.”
- Darien Boys Basketball tweeted: “Darien Feb 5 games away at Staples will be postponed until next week because of the snow day. Will post a revised schedule when we know it.”
Woods in snow, a photo this morning from Nancy Natale
Near Darien:
- Maritime Aquarium is closed.
- ELLI Lab School at Stepping Stones Museum for Children is closed.
- Norwalk Community College is closed. (WFSB)
- Ability Beyond in Norwalk is closed. (WFSB)
- Silvermine School of Art is closed. (WFSB)
- St. Luke School in New Canaan is closed. (WFSB)
- Trinity Catholic High School is closed. (WFSB)
- Public school districts in Stamford, Norwalk and New Canaan are closed. (WFSB)
- The Stamford Museum & Nature Center is closed.
- J.M. Wright Technical High School is closed. (WFSB)
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Tokeneke Road (that’s a traffic light; photo by Nancy Natale)
Over-60 Club in Stamford is closed. (WFSB)
- Five Mile River Nursery School in Rowayton is closed, along with many other nursery schools in the area.
- Bruce Museum is closed. (WFSB)
- New Canaan YMCA morning adult fitness and youth classes are cancelled, and My Playroom is closed for the day.
- The Department of Motor Vehicles announced: “Road tests scheduled for this morning are canceled due to weather. Tests are scheduled to resume at noon.”
- King Low Heywood Thomas School in Stamford is closed. “All after school and evening activities are canceled.”
- UConn Stamford (along with all UConn campuses) is closed, according to the Hartford Courant — a very late announcement.
- Child Guidance Center of Stamford is closed.
- Stepping Stones Museum for Children is closed.
DELAYED
- The Child Guidance Center of Stamford
will open at noon.Now they say they’re closing for the day. - Darien Library announced it would open at noon. (“Can’t wait for the Library to open? Visit our digital offerings which you can access 24/7 from home.”)
- Stepping Stones Museum for Children
will open at 11:30 a.m.Now they say they’re closed for the day. - Darien YMCA announced: “All youth programs are delayed until 10 a.m.”
- New Canaan YMCA announced: “Please call the Y at 203-966-4528 before stopping by today for a status on afternoon classes.”
- Tumble Jungle in Norwalk opens at 3 p.m. (WFSB)
- The Department of Motor Vehicles announced: “Road tests scheduled for this morning are canceled due to weather. Tests are scheduled to resume at noon.”
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REMINDERS
- Darien Police tweeted: “Darien schools are closed today. Roads are treacherous. Allow extra travel time and take it easy!”
- Metro-North tweeted a reminder for commuters: “Take care when traveling in inclement weather & allow for additional travel time. Cust’s should use caution when entering & exiting trains.”
- Connecticut State Police
