Heavy Snow — Western Middlesex, Massachusetts

2023-03-14 to 2023-03-15 · Western Middlesex, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Snowfall amounts were highly variable across western Middlesex County, ranging from just over a foot in northern sections to only an inch or two in southeastern sections, where it was mainly rain. Some specific totals included 12.9 inches in Tyngsboro, 8.7 inches in Littleton, 6.5 inches in Chelmsford, 6.2 inches in Lowell, 5.2 inches in Maynard, 5.0 inches in Billerica, 3.5 inches in Sudbury, 1.7 inches in Framingham, and 0.7 inches in Natick. In Tyngsboro at 1005 AM, scattered trees and tree limbs were down, due to the weight of the heavy, wet snow.

Wider weather episode

Strong low pressure meandered just off the southeast coast of New England from late on the 13th to early on the 15th, before moving eastward and farther offshore. In its wake, it produced 2 to 3+ feet in northern and western MA. Lesser amounts of 6-12 were common over interior lower elevations. In eastern CT, RI and eastern MA, a coating to 2 inches were common, as precipitation type was mainly wet snow and rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1083899. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.