Heavy Snow in Eastern Essex, Massachusetts

Heavy Snow January 25, 2026 – January 27, 2026 · Eastern Essex, Massachusetts

What the National Weather Service wrote

Generally 18 to 27 inches of snow fell with some of the highest being 27 inches in Gloucester (biggest of the storm anywhere in southern New England) and 26 inches in Ipswich.

The wider storm

A low pressure moved through the eastern U.S. bringing a plume of deep moisture over top of an arctic airmass which brough 1-2 feet of snow to southern New England Sunday through Tuesday morning. The biggest total was 27 inches in Gloucester, MA.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1302878. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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