Winter Storm — Southern Berkshire, Massachusetts

2025-02-15 to 2025-02-16 · Southern Berkshire, Massachusetts

Event narrative

A mixed precipitation winter storm led to the combination of zone average snowfall of 4.8 inches, zone average flat ice accumulation of 0.30 inches, and zone average liquid equivalent of 1.07 inches.

Wider weather episode

A complex winter storm impacted western Massachusetts between February 15th and 16th, 2025 bringing snow, freezing rain, and strong winds. Snow accumulations ranged from nearly 5 to 8 inches across Berkshire County with flat ice accreting up to 0.25 to 0.30 inches. By the event's conclusion, the total liquid equivalent across Berkshire County ranged from about 1 to 1.25 inches. The combination of heavy wet snow, heavy ice, and gusty winds led to significant power outages across the region, in addition to numerous motor vehicle accidents, road closures, and subsequent travel delays.

Key Impacts: power outages, motor vehicle accidents, travel delays, road closures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1238719. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.