Blizzard — Western Essex, Massachusetts

2022-01-28 to 2022-01-29 · Western Essex, Massachusetts

Event narrative

At the Lawrence Airport ASOS (KLWM) blizzard conditions occurred from 1254 PM EST to 245 PM EST. The highest gust was 47 mph at 142 PM EST. Generally 9 to 18 inches of snow fell. The highest amount was 18 inches in North Andover.

Wider weather episode

Explosive cyclogenesis of a low pressure center off the Mid Atlantic coast brought a strong winter storm with blizzard conditions to all of southern New England Saturday and Saturday night. The storm tracked from east of the Carolinas to the 70w/40n benchmark bringing extreme snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour and winds gusting to hurricane force along the coast and 50 to 60 mph inland. The heaviest snow, just under 30 inches, fell over southeast MA. Snow tapered off overnight Saturday with quiet weather to follow on Sunday.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1002599. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.