Winter Storm Ursula Brought Early April Snow to Northeast (RECAP)

Winter Storm Ursula brought moderate to heavy snow to portions of New York and southern New England Monday.

Ursula was part of a series of clipper systems that impacted the Midwest and Northeast. The first clipper system brought snow and powerful winds to parts of the Midwest and Northeast regions Saturday into Sunday morning.

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Ursula dumped more than a half foot of snow to parts of New York, Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island. Snowfall rates were locally heavy at times in some areas, including in Albany, New York, and parts of Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. Those high snowfall rates contributed to low visibility and dangerous travel conditions.

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Snowfall Reports

Connecticut: 6.8 inches in Moosup; 0.23 inches of ice was reported in New HavenMaine: 4 inches in Cape NeddickMassachusetts: 9.3 inches in CedarvilleNew Hampshire: 4.8 inches near StraffordNew York: 8 inches in West Shokan; 0.10 inches of ice was measured in WillowRhode Island: 7.5 inches in Warren; 0.25 inches of ice in WesterlyVermont: 7.5 inches in Woodford

The name Ursula is a character from William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, derived from the Latin word for a female bear, ursa.

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