![]() According to an AccuWeather analysis, the 23.8-inch accumulation total makes for the seventh-largest snowfall event in Boston history.Įlsewhere in New England, Providence, Rhode Island, shattered a daily snowfall record after reporting 18.8 inches on Saturday. 29 of 3.7 inches, a record that had stood since 1928.īeantown finished with a total of 23.8 inches of snow from the storm, after 0.2 inches were measured on Friday prior to the heavy snow moving in. Additionally, Boston obliterated its previous daily record maximum snowfall for Jan. A report of 23.6 inches tied the highest single-day snowfall total set by the historic Blizzard of 2003. ![]() Numerous locations broke daily snowfall records on Saturday as the nor'easter slammed New England, including Boston. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Boston said measuring snowfall was proving to be difficult thanks to the high winds which were blowing the snow into towering drifts. Front-end loaders and plow trucks used by the city's public works department were out in full force to keep the roads as clear as possible. Roughly 20 miles southwest of the city in parts of Norfolk County, snowfall rates exceeded 4 inches per hour in the most robust bands of snow. ![]() As of early Sunday morning, the highest reported snowfall total was 30.9 inches in Stoughton, Massachusetts, about 20 miles southwest of Boston.īoston, where a snow emergency was in effect on Saturday, was hammered by prolific snowfall with rates of 2-4 inches per hour. The winter storm, which AccuWeather forecasters had been warning since early in the week could unleash a huge snowfall on southern New England and other coastal areas, delivered the heaviest snowfall along the coasts, with snowfall totals topping 30 inches in eastern Massachusetts. Officials have blamed at least three fatalities on conditions brought on by the storm. West Springfield: 2.5 inches as of 2:18 p.m.A ferocious nor'easter, which rapidly intensified into a bomb cyclone, slammed areas from the mid-Atlantic to Maine late Friday into Saturday with heavy snow and hurricane-force winds, resulting in a blizzard that generated whiteout conditions and dropped visibility to near zero in many areas. View Playlist: Winter Weather tips and tricks from ProblemSolved videos North Attleborough: 20.5 inches as of 7 p.m. Middleborough: 24 inches as of 11:07 p.m. View Gallery: Having fun in the snow during the nor'easter in Hingham on Saturday Have you posted a blizzard meme yet?: Here are some of our favorites so far What's happening out there?: Is this a nor'easter with a bomb cyclone - Here's what all those weather terms mean Record snowfalls: Here are the largest single-day snowstorms in Massachusetts history Check back often as we update these totals. Here are reports from the National Weather Service. The lowest amount appears to have fallen in West Springfield, which only had a report of 2.5 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service. The jackpot snowfall for Massachusetts seems to be Stoughton which have reports of 30.4 inches as of 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.īlizzard updates from Cape Cod: Thousands on Cape Cod without power Sunday morning from Logan Airport. More than 20 inches were on the ground through a large section of Massachusetts, but the highest reports came from Sharon and Stoughton with over 30 inches, according to National Weather Service spotters. Throughout the storm, snow totals have been reported to the National Weather Service as blizzard-like conditions hammer New England.Īs the storm tapered down on Saturday night, here were the most recent updates, including a 23.8-inch report at 10:43 p.m.
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