Heavy Snow — Northern Worcester, Massachusetts

2020-03-23 to 2020-03-24 · Northern Worcester, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Heavy snow totals ranged from 5.5 inches to 8.0 inches. The highest was a public report in Royalston of 8.0 inches. Other reports included an amateur radio observer in Winchendon with 7.5 inches; a Public report of 7.2 inches in Fitchburg; a Trained Spotter report of 6.4 inches in Lunenburg; a Trained Spotter report of 5.8 inches in Boylston; an amateur radio report of 5.5 inches in Ashburnham; and a Public report of 5.5 inches in Sterling.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure moved from south of Long Island to south of Nantucket late on March 23rd and then to Nova Scotia on the morning of March 24th. Snow changed to rain in eastern Massachusetts, but a band of heavy snow set up in the higher elevation areas in the east slopes of the Berkshires and in the northern Worcester Hills.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 875436. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.