* There will be no morning service on the Shoreline East commuter rail.
* Last train from Grand Central to New Haven is 9 tonight. Metro-North unsure of Tuesday schedule. Bradley Airport closes at 7 p.m.
*UConn and state universities will be closed Tuesday
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, in the emergency operations center in the Wm O’Neill State Armory, just told reporters that new estimates have cranked up the number of inches per hour at the height of the impending storm, from 4 to 5 inches per hours. Two feet to three feet of snow predicted with drifts exceeding four feet. Winds will reach 60 and possibly higher in SE CT.
“This storm has the potential to extremely powerful and dangerous,” Malloy said, adding that the DOT has 600 trucks out, while CL&P has 500 crews ready for the restoration race. He said UI has the equivalent manpower.
Four hundred CT National Guard units are on standby to assist State Police and first responders.
State highways still closed as of 9 p.m., but Malloy admits there will be no physical barriers, but motorists who lose control and need assistance will be putting State Police and others in danger.
“This will be a long duration cleanup, so please be patient,” Malloy said. “Give us some time to get the road system cleaned up.” CL&P and UI suggest that those without power might not get it back for 24 to 49 hours.
“CT has been down this road before,” he said. “We have weathered storms together and we have done it well.”