Winter Weather — Eastern Hampden, Massachusetts

2020-04-18 · Eastern Hampden, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Two to four inches of heavy wet snow clung to trees and power lines. The highest amount reported was 4.3 inches in Monson, where a tree was reported down at 522 AM EST (622 AM EDT) on Stafford Road (Route 32) near the CT state line.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure tracked just south of southern New England on the 18th. It brought rain that changed over to a wet snow overnight on the 17th into the 18th that clung to newly-leaved trees. Only 3 to locally 6 inches of snow fell, highest in the higher elevations of northeast CT, northwest RI, and interior MA. However, it was enough to cause some tree damage across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 879196. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.