Blizzard — Dukes, Massachusetts

2022-01-28 to 2022-01-29 · Dukes, Massachusetts

Event narrative

The Martha's Vineyard Airport ASOS (KMVY) reported blizzard conditions from 743 AM EST to 500 PM EST. The strongest gust reported by KMVY was 60 mph at 1005 AM EST. The strongest gust on Martha's Vineyard was 67 mph reported at Vineyard Station at 1151 AM EST. Snowfall ranged from 10 to 18 inches. The highest amount was 18 inches in West Tisbury.

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 1002781. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.