First Selectman Asks Fairfield Residents To Stay Off Roads As Of 6 P.M.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- "The State of Connecticut and the Town of Fairfield have declared a state of emergency as result of the pending blizzard," First Selectman Michael Tetreau said in a CodeRED recording at about noon Monday.

Many of the aisles Monday, Jan. 26, at the Stop & Shop on Kings Highway Cutoff, were almost empty, like the shelves that hold bottle water.
Photo Credit: *Salvatore Trifilio*

A plow clears the Stop & Shop parking lot after the most recent snowfall in Fairfield.
Photo Credit: *Shauna Mitchell*

by Salvatore Trifilio

01/26/2015 1:00 p.m.

Tetreau warned residents to make the proper preparations for a home stay of up to 72 hours as the approaching blizzard is predicted to dump up to three feet of snow with wind gusts up to 60 mph.

"We are asking people to stay off of roads as early as 6 p.m. Monday, before the snow and winds increase and roads are impassible," he said as Fairfield began to get hit with its first taste of Winter Storm Juno.

The state of Connecticut has issued a travel ban on all roads as of 9 p.m. Monday when the storm is expected to intensify.

Tetreau went on to say that United Illuminating is expecting to see power outages affecting up to 10,000 of its customers.

Shelves in many of the town's grocery stores are stripped nearly bare as residents head out for emergency supplies. Stop & Shop was low on water, milk and bread as of Monday afternoon.

The town will update the CodeRED alert at 5 p.m. Monday.

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