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Heavy Snow in Western Middlesex, Massachusetts

Heavy Snow October 30, 2020 · Western Middlesex, Massachusetts

$500
Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Snowfall ranged from 4.5 to 6.1 in western Middlesex County. The highest totals included 6.1 in Holliston and 6.0 in Natick. In Hudson, 5.5 was reported and 5.5 was also reported in East Acton. In Holliston at 1140 AM EDT, a tree was reported down from the weight of the snow.

The wider storm

Immediately after winds and rainfall associated with post-tropical cyclone Zeta (which passed well to our southeast) diminished, a new system approached. This was a rapidly moving upper level low and its associated upper jet max, which moved northeastward from the Mississippi Valley and low pressure again passed to the south of New England. Cold air was streaming into the region from the north. The result was some heavy, wet snow across the region, with many areas receiving 3 to 6 inches. The weight of the snow caused scattered tree and power line damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 920856. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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