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Photos: Winter Storm Hits Connecticut

Connecticut Public Radio
Published December 17, 2020 at 3:35 PM EST
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Everett Newell shovels the snow off a lower roof on his building in downtown Collinsville on the morning of Dec. 17, 2020.

A winter storm arrived in Connecticut overnight and accumulated fast. Snow continued to pile up into the morning of Dec. 17, and residents woke to a blanket of fine, fresh snow. Some towns measured up to 15 inches. Whipping winds made for a frigid start to the day, but not everyone stayed indoors. See photos from across the state of municipal workers, businesses and residents cleaning up and digging out, people going about their day, and some braving the elements to enjoy the first nor’easter of the year.

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Near the shops at Farmington Valley in Canton heavy DOT equipment is used to clear snow from Route 44.
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While major roads remained clear, Winter Storm Bailey kept visibility low throughout the morning as seen here on a road in Vernon.
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The Muhammad family of Vernon digs out their driveway during Winter Storm Bailey.
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Bob Turcotte of the Manchester Fire Department pushes a stuck car free in a grocery store parking lot.
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Colin Johnson clears the sidewalks on River Street in downtown Collinsville.
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Cooper, an Australian Shepard, leads the way during a walk with Kim Dittrich and Pip, a Maltipoo with cold feet in Collinsville.
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A Vernon man uses a snowblower to clear the driveway next to his annual Christmas display on Taylor Street.
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Paul Duda clears snow in front of his photography studio on Wooster Street in New Haven as his dog Leica watches from the sidewalk.
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Q. Chen and her 2-year-old son, Felix, brave the winds to walk down the street in their neighborhood in New Haven. It was Felix's first snowstorm.
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A worker at a scrapyard in New Haven feeds the birds bread — part of his daily routine — before clearing snow from the lot.
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Lilly McGraw, 5, makes the highest snow jump ever with her father, Rich, at the Simsbury Farms playscape.
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Brody Derick, 15, gets air off a jump at Simsbury Farms golf course.
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Orion Ross, 16, gets air off a jump at Simsbury Farms golf course with his snowboard.
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Kids of all ages carry their sleds up a hill at the Simsbury golf course.
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Parker, 10, sleds at Vernon Center Middle School.
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Amber Royce sleds with the kids at Vernon Center Middle School.
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Payson Carpenter, 9, sleds at Henry Park in Vernon with his mom, Ashley Dionne.
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View of a snow-blanketed downtown Rockville, seen from Fox Hill Tower.
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