Snow Reports from Boston
For all of us snowfall enthusiasts, here is a rather long but interesting Public Information Statement from the Boston NWS office with a summary of snowfall observations from a variety of sources. Let there be no mistake that the area served by the Boston NWS office experienced blizzard conditions in this storm.
-Brian-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 803 AM EST WED JAN 28 2015 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO SKYWARN SPOTTERS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...MEDIA AND HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT CONNECTICUT ..HARTFORD COUNTY MARLBOROUGH 22.0 448 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER MANCHESTER 19.0 1143 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER NEWINGTON 15.0 1231 PM 1/27 NONE WEST HARTFORD 13.0 1132 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO WETHERSFIELD 12.5 650 PM 1/27 DEPT OF HIGHWAYS FARMINGTON 12.3 100 PM 1/27 DEPT OF HIGHWAYS GLASONBURY 12.0 846 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO SOUTHINGTON 11.2 835 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER SOMERS 11.0 820 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO AVON 10.0 652 PM 1/27 DEPT OF HIGHWAYS WINDSOR 10.0 850 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ENFIELD 9.7 841 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO GRANBY 9.0 842 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO HARTLAND 8.5 1120 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER EAST FARMINGTON HEIG 8.0 1110 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER EAST GRANBY 8.0 653 PM 1/27 DEPT OF HIGHWAYS 1 WNW WINDSOR LOCKS 7.8 1200 AM 1/28 AIRPORT NEW BRITAIN CITY 6.0 847 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO NORTH GRANBY 4.5 336 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER ..TOLLAND COUNTY STAFFORDVILLE 23.0 901 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER TOLLAND 21.5 713 AM 1/28 TRAINED SPOTTER COLUMBIA 16.5 212 PM 1/27 NONE STAFFORD SPRINGS 16.5 332 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER SOMERS 16.4 607 AM 1/28 TRAINED SPOTTER COVENTRY 15.0 448 AM 1/28 TRAINED SPOTTER UNION 15.0 225 PM 1/27 DEPT OF HIGHWAYS VERNON 14.8 227 PM 1/27 DEPT OF HIGHWAYS ELLINGTON 14.0 1111 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO BOLTON 13.5 1120 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ..WINDHAM COUNTY THOMPSON 33.5 647 PM 1/27 MEDIA PUTNAM 30.0 650 PM 1/27 DEPT OF HIGHWAYS MOOSUP 25.0 1220 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO EAST KILLINGLY 24.2 418 PM 1/27 NONE DAYVILLE 23.0 156 PM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC HAMPTON 22.5 1016 AM 1/27 COOP OBSERVER DANIELSON 22.3 1050 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO POMFRET CENTER 22.0 758 AM 1/28 NONE SOUTH KILLINGLY 21.0 1226 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO POMFRET 20.0 1116 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ASHFORD 18.5 1219 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO PLAINFIELD 15.0 917 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO MASSACHUSETTS ..BARNSTABLE COUNTY WEST HARWICH 28.5 955 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER HYANNIS 27.0 748 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO EAST FALMOUTH 24.8 1000 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER WEST YARMOUTH 24.0 250 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO HARWICH 23.0 749 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO CENTERVILLE 21.0 700 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER SOUTH DENNIS 18.2 728 PM 1/27 EMERGENCY MANAGER ORLEANS 17.6 547 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER WELLFLEET 17.5 136 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO BREWSTER 14.0 308 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO ..BRISTOL COUNTY EAST FREETOWN 26.0 458 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO SOMERSET 24.0 1235 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO FALL RIVER 23.1 805 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER ACUSHNET 22.2 605 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER NEW BEDFORD 21.0 808 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO TAUNTON 20.8 700 AM 1/28 NWS OFFICE MANSFIELD 19.8 548 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER FAIRHAVEN 19.0 629 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO NORTH ATTLEBORO 18.9 306 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO NORTH DIGHTON 18.4 558 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO SOUTH DARTMOUTH 17.5 921 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO NORTH ACUSHNET 16.0 806 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO WEST ACUSHNET 14.3 1229 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO ..DUKES COUNTY OAK BLUFFS 27.0 237 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO EDGARTOWN 16.0 905 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER ..ESSEX COUNTY METHUEN 31.5 900 PM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC IPSWICH 28.0 600 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER SWAMPSCOTT 27.1 707 PM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC PEABODY 27.0 819 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO GEORGETOWN 26.5 835 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER TOPSFIELD 26.5 630 AM 1/28 TRAINED SPOTTER HAVERHILL 25.6 1159 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER NAHANT 25.0 923 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER SALEM 24.0 345 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER ROCKPORT 23.5 855 PM 1/27 MEDIA GLOUCESTER 23.0 453 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER MARBLEHEAD 22.0 546 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER ANDOVER 22.0 626 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO DANVERS 21.5 221 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO ..FRANKLIN COUNTY NORTHFIELD 7.2 240 PM 1/27 NONE LEYDEN 5.5 819 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ASHFIELD 5.0 828 AM 1/27 NONE HEATH 5.0 412 PM 1/27 NONE SHELBURNE FALLS 4.0 820 AM 1/27 SOCIAL MEDIA ..HAMPDEN COUNTY WALES 16.0 810 PM 1/27 BROADCAST MEDIA LUDLOW 14.0 729 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER EAST LONGMEADOW 12.5 1206 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO LONGMEADOW 12.0 1215 PM 1/27 NONE AGAWAM 10.9 1100 AM 1/27 CWO HAMPDEN 10.5 919 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO SPRINGFIELD 7.3 930 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER WESTFIELD 6.8 222 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER SOUTHWICK 4.5 108 PM 1/27 NONE HOLYOKE 4.0 816 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ..HAMPSHIRE COUNTY WARE 8.0 840 AM 1/27 BROADCAST MEDIA WESTHAMPTON 6.2 113 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER AMHERST 6.0 430 PM 1/27 NONE ..MIDDLESEX COUNTY HUDSON 36.0 400 PM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC NORTH BILLERICA 34.0 1146 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER ACTON 34.0 1014 PM 1/27 NONE LITTLETON 34.0 600 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER CHELMSFORD 33.8 925 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO FRAMINGHAM 33.5 540 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO WESTFORD 33.0 1004 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER LOWELL 33.0 952 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER TYNGSBORO 32.8 711 AM 1/28 GENERAL PUBLIC NORTH CHELMSFORD 32.5 813 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO DUNSTABLE 32.0 330 PM 1/27 NONE WINCHESTER 30.0 530 AM 1/28 TRAINED SPOTTER MARLBOROUGH 29.5 152 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO NORTH READING 29.0 825 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER WAKEFIELD 29.0 758 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER GROTON 29.0 449 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER LEXINGTON 27.8 558 AM 1/28 GENERAL PUBLIC DRACUT 27.2 532 PM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC ASHBY 27.0 1229 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO PEPPERELL 26.5 513 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER BILLERICA 26.0 232 PM 1/27 MEDIA TEWKSBURY 25.6 603 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER NATICK 25.5 745 AM 1/28 TRAINED SPOTTER WEST NEWTON 25.0 1240 AM 1/28 GENERAL PUBLIC BEDFORD 25.0 1021 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER AYER 24.0 1054 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO WOBURN 24.0 302 AM 1/28 TRAINED SPOTTER MELROSE 23.0 841 PM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC SUDBURY 23.0 245 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO WILMINGTON 23.0 1032 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC WESFORD 22.5 145 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO SOMERVILLE 22.3 308 AM 1/28 GENERAL PUBLIC STOW 22.0 255 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO TOWNSEND 21.6 528 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER CONCORD 21.5 1108 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER HOLLISTON 21.5 618 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO READING 21.5 220 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO NORTH WOBURN 21.0 115 PM 1/27 NONE NEWTON 20.0 953 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO WAYLAND 20.0 428 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO BURLINGTON 19.5 805 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO SHERBORN 19.4 857 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO STONEHAM 17.0 849 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO MEDFORD 15.0 1034 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO MEDFIELD 12.5 1108 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO MALDEN 12.0 820 AM 1/27 SOCIAL MEDIA ..NANTUCKET COUNTY NANTUCKET 12.0 411 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO ..NORFOLK COUNTY MILTON 29.7 727 PM 1/27 COOP OBSERVER SHARON 29.0 546 PM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC BRAINTREE 26.0 407 PM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC BLUE HILLS 25.5 100 PM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER WALPOLE 24.6 619 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO QUINCY 24.5 840 PM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC SOUTH WEYMOUTH 24.0 907 PM 1/27 MEDIA WEYMOUTH 23.0 404 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO RANDOLPH 23.0 1003 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER FOXBORO 22.0 624 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO NORWOOD 22.0 623 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO WRENTHAM 22.0 1249 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO NEEDHAM HEIGHTS 21.0 312 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER NORFOLK 20.0 1251 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO SHERBORN 19.4 907 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO MEDFIELD 19.0 430 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO COHASSET 18.3 235 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER WEST WALPOLE 18.0 1107 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO STOUGHTON 17.0 429 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO MILLIS 16.5 620 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO HOLBROOK 16.0 832 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO DOVER 14.0 825 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ..PLYMOUTH COUNTY PLYMOUTH 30.7 1139 PM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC KINGSTON 28.0 526 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER HANOVER 24.0 736 PM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC MARSHFIELD 24.0 238 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER HULL 23.5 817 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO PEMBROKE 23.0 432 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO ROCKLAND 22.0 913 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER BROCKTON 22.0 1135 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER WEST WAREHAM 21.5 230 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER CARVER 21.3 900 PM 1/27 NWS EMPLOYEE HANSON 20.0 605 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO HALIFAX 13.8 959 AM 1/27 NONE BRIDGEWATER 12.5 954 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ..SUFFOLK COUNTY SOUTH BOSTON 31.0 100 AM 1/28 TRAINED SPOTTER BOSTON 26.0 300 PM 1/27 NONE 1 N EAST BOSTON 24.6 700 AM 1/28 AIRPORT WINTHROP 24.6 700 AM 1/28 NONE CHELSEA 20.0 854 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO BOSTON CITY 17.6 534 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO ..WORCESTER COUNTY AUBURN 36.0 947 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER LUNENBURG 36.0 717 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER 3 WNW WORCESTER 34.5 1200 AM 1/28 AIRPORT CLINTON 34.1 419 PM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC WEST BOYLSTON 33.5 730 PM 1/27 COCORAHS WORCESTER 32.0 421 PM 1/27 NONE HOLDEN 32.0 546 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER UPTON 31.5 754 AM 1/28 TRAINED SPOTTER SHREWSBURY 30.9 740 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER MILFORD 30.7 833 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER WHITINSVILLE 30.0 503 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER FITCHBURG 30.0 305 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER NORTHBOROUGH 29.3 217 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER STERLING 29.3 352 PM 1/27 NONE SPENCER 29.0 735 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER NORTH GRAFTON 29.0 805 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER LEOMINSTER 29.0 437 PM 1/27 NONE LANCASTER 28.5 302 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO BOYLSTON 28.0 534 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER LEICESTER 27.0 222 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO NORTHBORO 27.0 1217 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO HARVARD 27.0 910 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER BERLIN 26.5 1102 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC BOLTON 26.0 318 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO GRAFTON 25.0 1042 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ROCHDALE 24.0 1041 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO NORTH WORCESTER 24.0 914 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO DOUGLAS 24.0 312 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER MENDON 23.0 249 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO SOUTHBRIDGE 22.3 700 AM 1/28 TRAINED SPOTTER SOUTHBORO 22.1 1133 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO MILBURY 21.0 856 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO NORTHBRIDGE 19.0 844 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO OAKHAM 18.0 301 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO WESTMINSTER 15.0 617 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO HUBBARDSTON 13.0 223 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO BARRE 11.0 910 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ASHBURNHAM 10.0 426 PM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER RHODE ISLAND ..KENT COUNTY WEST WARWICK 20.5 954 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 NNW WARWICK 19.1 1200 AM 1/28 AIRPORT GREENE 18.0 351 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER ..NEWPORT COUNTY TIVERTON 19.0 807 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO MIDDLETOWN 16.0 738 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER PORTSMOUTH 15.0 820 AM 1/27 SOCIAL MEDIA LITTLE COMPTON 13.0 835 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER ..PROVIDENCE COUNTY BURRILLVILLE 28.5 731 AM 1/28 GENERAL PUBLIC WEST GLOCESTER 25.6 714 AM 1/28 TRAINED SPOTTER GLENDALE 23.5 254 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO NORTH FOSTER 20.7 546 PM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER PROVIDENCE/NORTH PRO 18.5 709 AM 1/28 GENERAL PUBLIC SMITHFIELD 18.0 913 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO CUMBERLAND 18.0 213 PM 1/27 NWS EMPLOYEE N. CIMBERLAND 18.0 1221 PM 1/27 NONE CRANSTON 17.0 338 PM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC PROVIDENCE 17.0 622 PM 1/27 MEDIA NORTH PROVIDENCE 16.0 1215 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 W PROVIDENCE 15.5 509 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER PAWTUCKET 15.5 350 PM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC EAST PROVIDENCE 14.5 837 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER ..WASHINGTON COUNTY WESTERLY 21.0 624 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER HOPE VALLEY 18.5 527 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER NORTH KINGSTOWN 16.0 1208 AM 1/28 FINAL HOPKINTON 14.5 203 PM 1/27 NONE SAUNDERSTOWN 12.0 1145 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC RICHMOND 11.0 834 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ***********************PEAK WIND GUST*********************** LOCATION MAX WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS GUST OF MPH MEASUREMENT MASSACHUSETTS ..ANZ250 8 SSE BASS ROCKS 67 804 AM 1/27 BUOY 44029 ..BARNSTABLE COUNTY CHATHAM 75 926 AM 1/27 CHH UPPER AIR CENTERVILLE 72 915 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER SOUTH DENNIS 64 1240 PM 1/27 EMERGENCY MANAGER EAST FALMOUTH 47 455 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER ..ESSEX COUNTY ROCKPORT 64 1253 PM 1/27 MEDIA ..NANTUCKET COUNTY NANTUCKET 56 924 AM 1/27 NOS NTKM3 ..PLYMOUTH COUNTY PLYMOUTH 72 1039 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER 4 SW PLYMOUTH 65 1002 AM 1/27 ASOS MARSHFIELD 61 1110 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ..WORCESTER COUNTY NORTHBOROUGH 52 220 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER RHODE ISLAND ..NEWPORT COUNTY MIDDLETOWN 48 740 PM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER ***********************SUSTAINED WIND*********************** LOCATION WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS SPEED OF MPH MEASUREMENT MASSACHUSETTS ..BARNSTABLE COUNTY 2 NE HYANNIS 45 957 AM 1/27 ASOS CENTERVILLE 44 915 AM 1/27 TRAINED SPOTTER EAST FALMOUTH 28 1254 PM 1/27 NONE ..ESSEX COUNTY ROCKPORT 41 1014 AM 1/27 MEDIA 5 WNW BEVERLY 33 343 PM 1/27 ASOS ..NANTUCKET COUNTY NANTUCKET 40 1006 AM 1/27 NOS NTKM3 ..WORCESTER COUNTY 3 WNW WORCESTER 31 1141 AM 1/27 ASOS RHODE ISLAND ..ANZ236 3 ENE KIEFER PARK 39 812 AM 1/27 NOS QPTR1 ..WASHINGTON COUNTY NARRAGANSETT 37 900 AM 1/27 POTTERS COVE NAXR1
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