Heavy Snow — Northwest Middlesex County, Massachusetts

2020-03-23 to 2020-03-24 · Northwest Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Event narrative

There was a Public report of 7.8 inches of snow in West Townsend. A Trained Spotter in Pepperell reported 7.2 inches of snow. And in Ashby, there was a Public report of 6.5 inches of snow.

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 875437. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.