By Colin A. Young
Publication: The Day

Though the snowstorm that moved through the region Tuesday may not have lived up to prognostication elsewhere, southeastern Connecticut felt the full brunt of the blizzard, finding itself blanketed beneath about 2 feet of snow.

While total snow accumulation was roughly in line with what had been forecast, fears of extended power outages did not materialize, and a state-imposed travel ban kept roads empty for plow drivers to clear the falling snow.

"We have our main arteries open, we have the resources we need, we pre-planned very well, we're operating off of our plan and it is going very smoothly," New London Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio said. "When you get two feet of snow and it snows for 24 to 48 hours, the snow doesn't get cleared in 18 hours. We're moving as quickly as possible to get the city plowed out."

Tuesday's weather was a tale of two storms, said Gary Lessor, a meteorologist at the Western Connecticut State University Weather Center.
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