Sometimes, I yearn for a good old-fashioned snowstorm, like the Blizzard of '78, also called the 'Storm of the Century.'' This storm, a signature nor'easter, moved up the coast and brought heavy snow for an unprecedented 33 hours. If that wasn't enough, the snow turned into an icy mix in Central and Southern New England, leaving a layer of solid ice on every external surface.

After navigating to a dozen different weather sources, I've concluded that weather events like the 'Blizzard of '78,' the 'Blizzard of 1888,' and 'Winter Storm Nemo' in 2013, to name a few, may never happen again.

According to wtnh.com, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released its annual winter outlook, which predicts seasonal temperatures, precipitation, and drought from December through February.

NOAA went on to say there's a 60% chance that a weak La Nina event will develop and could continue through March 2025. A weaker La Niña means we’re less likely to see its typical impacts: cold, wetter weather up north and dry, warmer weather down south. If meteorologists are correct, this could mean a mild winter with no banger storms in the future. This is not good news for Connecticut plow drivers. The following YouTube video chronicles the 'Blizzard of 1978,', and it is fascinating to watch!

3 Nasty-Ass Blizzards That Rocked Connecticut

LOOK: The most expensive weather and climate disasters in recent decades

Stacker ranked the most expensive climate disasters by the billions since 1980 by the total cost of all damages, adjusted for inflation, based on 2021 data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The list starts with Hurricane Sally, which caused $7.3 billion in damages in 2020, and ends with a devastating 2005 hurricane that caused $170 billion in damage and killed at least 1,833 people. Keep reading to discover the 50 of the most expensive climate disasters in recent decades in the U.S.

Gallery Credit: KATELYN LEBOFF

Danbury Man Shares His UFO Eyewitness Story and Photos

Everyone has a story to tell and some are more interesting than others. Recently, I was contacted by a Danbury man who had read an article I’d written about UFO’s and he wanted to tell me his story and share his photos.
 
From the opening sentence, I knew it was a story I wanted to hear and the pictures were even more intriguing. This is a UFO story from a Danbury man named Bill Salvador, in his own words. 

Gallery Credit: Lou Milano

 

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