Heavy Snow — Southern Worcester, Massachusetts

2023-03-14 to 2023-03-15 · Southern Worcester, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Snowfall amounts in southern Worcester County were highly variable, with more than a foot at the higher elevations and barely an inch or two near the CT and RI border, where it was largely mixed with rain. Some specific totals included: 14.4 inches at the Worcester Airport, 8.5 inches in Auburn, 5.2 inches in Westborough, 4.7 inches in Northborough, 2.0 inches in Milford, and 0.9 inches in Douglas.

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 1083939. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.