Winter Weather — Western Norfolk, Massachusetts

2024-12-20 · Western Norfolk, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Generally 2 to 5 inches of snow fell, but it fell leading up to and during the evening commute which caused travel issues. Some notable accumulations included 6 inches in Needham and 5.5 inches in Westwood.

Wider weather episode

A storm system moved up the east coast outside of the benchmark bringing light to moderate snow to southern New England. This was combined with ocean effect snow over eastern MA. Most locations saw only a coating to an inch, but a swath from northern RI, through Boston, into northeast MA saw 2-5 inches and caused travel problems during the Friday evening commute.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1221122. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.