Heavy Snow — Northern Worcester, Massachusetts

2024-01-28 to 2024-01-29 · Northern Worcester, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Snowfall amounts ranged from 2.8 to 8.3 inches, but were generally around 5-6 inches. Some notable accumulations included 8.3 inches in Ashby and 5.8 inches in Townsend.

Wider weather episode

An upper low moved from the southeast U.S. across New England, weakening as it approached. This lead to a period of high elevation snow which brought warning level snowfall to the Worcester Hills with amounts ranging generally from 5 to 8 inches. Overall impacts were on the low end with no damage reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1150397. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.