Winter Storm — Western Franklin, Massachusetts

2019-02-13 · Western Franklin, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Snowfall of around 5.5 inches fell on Western Franklin County. At 8:05 AM EST a public report from Leyden estimated one-quarter inch of ice had fallen. There were no reports of damage, but normally this would have caused some transportation issues and possible power outages.

Wider weather episode

A Midwest storm redeveloped along the Mid Atlantic coast on the 12th and moves past Southern New England by the morning of the 13th. This storm brought up to 5.5 inches of snow and three-eighths inch of ice to Massachusetts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 800856. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.