Cold/Wind Chill — Southern Berkshire, Massachusetts

2022-12-23 to 2022-12-24 · Southern Berkshire, Massachusetts

Wider weather episode

Two separate frontal systems merged to form a powerful winter storm over the Great Lakes from December 22 to December 24 bringing multiple hazards to the region including heavy rain, snow, strong winds and a very cold air mass in its wake.

Widespread rainfall amounts of 0.50 of an inch to 2 inches were observed across the region. Some poor drainage flooding occurred across some locations across the county due to the combination of rain and snow melt.

As colder air returned, a period of snow brought snowfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches to the region.

Strong pre-frontal and post-frontal winds occurred with this event with a few gusts between 40 and 50 mph. A few trees and power lines were downed across the county which led to scattered power outages. At least 4000 people lost power during this event.

The combination of colder air and continued gusty winds led to wind chill values dipping to 15 to 20 below zero by the early morning hours on December 24.

Key impacts: tree and structural damage, power outages.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1071079. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.