Heavy Snow — Western Hampden, Massachusetts

2023-03-13 to 2023-03-14 · Western Hampden, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Snowfall amounts ranged from 16 to 32 inches in western Hampden County. Some specific amounts included: 32.0 inches in Blandford, 29.0 inches in Chester, and 16.0 inches in Granville. In Blandford at 523 AM on the 14th, a tree was down on Russell Stage Road.

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 1083928. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.