Heavy Snow — Southern Worcester, Massachusetts

2020-12-05 · Southern Worcester, Massachusetts

Event narrative

Heavy snow fell in southern Worcester County. Some representative totals included 9.6 inches at the Worcester Airport, 7.0 inches in Grafton, 5.1 inches in Auburn, and 5.0 in Northbridge.

Wider weather episode

A rapidly intensifying storm system produced strong to damaging winds and heavy rain (2-4 inches) which changed to a period of heavy snow in the higher elevations. The low pressure system crossed between Nantucket and Cape Cod before lifting northeast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 927758. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.