Winter Weather — Western Hampshire, Massachusetts

2018-11-26 to 2018-11-27 · Western Hampshire, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Although 7.0 inches of snow was reported in Cummington, the average for the western Hampden County zone was only 5.0 inches. Other snow total reports included: 5.9 inches in Plainfield; 4.5 inches in Middlefield; 4.5 inches in Goshen; 4.0 inches in Worthington; and 4.0 inches in Chesterfield. The weight of the snow knocked down power lines on West Main Street in Plainfield as of 651 AM on the 27th. At 753 AM on the 27th, a large tree was reported down on Ireland Street in Chesterfield.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system over the mid-Atlantic region strengthened as it moved across southern New England on Monday, Nov. 26. It moved into northern New England on Tuesday, Nov. 27, where it lingered into Wednesday. A foot of snow fell in northwesternmost part of Franklin County, Massachusetts, with 6 to 10 inches elsewhere in the immediate east slopes of the Berkshires. One to two inches of rain fell across the remainder of the region. Strong winds gusted to 45 to 55 mph in eastern Massachusetts, but there was only one report of a tree down - in Essex County in northeastern Massachusetts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 792006. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.