Heavy Snow — Western Franklin, Massachusetts

2024-01-06 to 2024-01-07 · Western Franklin, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Generally 8 to 14 inches of snow fell. Some snowfall reports included 14 inches in Hawley and 12 inches in Colrain.

Wider weather episode

A strong storm moved up the east coast passing near the 70/40 benchmark brought heavy snow to southern New England beginning late Monday night and continuing on Sunday. The first round of heavy snow fell overnight followed by a lull in the snow and mixing with rain Sunday morning. Comma head snow then filled back into eastern MA and RI bringing moderate to heavy snow Sunday afternoon and evening. Snow amounts ranged from 2 to 18 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1147149. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.