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Winter Storm in Southern Bristol, Massachusetts
Winter Storm January 28, 2022 – January 29, 2022 · Southern Bristol, Massachusetts
What the National Weather Service wrote
Snowfall was generally from 17 to 22 inches. Winds generally gusted 40 to 50 mph. The New Bedford Airport ASOS (KEWB) met blizzard criteria for a total of 2 hours and 30 minutes but there was a nearly 3 hour gap in the conditions.
The wider storm
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 1002774. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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