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Heavy Snow in Western Hampden, Massachusetts

Heavy Snow November 15, 2018 – November 16, 2018 · Western Hampden, Massachusetts

What the National Weather Service wrote

An amateur radio observer measured 7.5 inches of snow in Chester.

The wider storm

An early-season nor'easter moved from the Mid-Atlantic coast to southeastern Massachusetts on the 15th and away from the region on the 16th. A quick thump of heavy snow occurred on the front end of the storm, with most accumulations over with by or shortly after midnight on the 16th. Snowfall amounts ranged from only a couple of inches in southeasternmost sections of MA to 8 to 10 inches in western and northern MA. Mainly rain occurred at Boston's Logan Airport. Strong east to northeast winds battered coastal areas ahead of the low pressure system.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 790210. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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