Winter Storm — Western Franklin, Massachusetts

2018-03-13 to 2018-03-14 · Western Franklin, Massachusetts

Event narrative

From eight to twelve inches of snow fell on Western Franklin County.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure along the Carolina coast March 12 moved up the coast and passed offshore of Southern New England on March 13, moving off through the Maritimes on March 14. The storm brought snow accumulations of one to two feet across Eastern Massachusetts and wind gusts of seventy to eighty miles per hour to Cape Cod and the Islands. Blizzard conditions were observed at Boston's Logan International Airport, Marshfield, Plymouth, Hyannis, and Martha's Vineyard.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 744783. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.