Heavy Snow in Western Middlesex, Massachusetts

Heavy snow ranged from 9.0 to 15.2 inches across western Middlesex County. Some specific amounts included 15.2 inches in Lowell (public), 15.0 inches in Hudson (public via Twitter), 14.7 inches in Sudbury (amateur radio), 14.5 inches in Framingham (CoCoRaHS), 14.0 inches in Marlboro (amateur radio), 14.0 inches in Sudbury (CoCoRaHS), 14.0 inches in Bedford (trained spotter), 13.7 inches in Tewksbury (trained spotter), 13.5 inches in Holliston (CoCoRaHS), 13.2 inches in Sherborn (trained spotter), 10.0 inches in Lincoln (CoCoRaHS), and 9.0 inches in Carlisle (amateur radio). Winds generally were gusting to 25 to 35 mph.

A storm system produced heavy snow, strong to damaging winds, and minor coastal flooding in southern New England. This was a tough storm to forecast. Although it was not deep low pressure and although it passed just south of the 40N/70W benchmark, its precipitation shield was expansive because of a broad 700 mb low over southeast New England, abundant moisture, and a very cold air mass in place. By far, the heaviest snow fell to the north (Laconia, NH) and west (Binghamton, NY), where more than 3 feet fell. But amounts ranged from 10 to 20 inches across much of southern New England. There was some minor coastal flooding at the time of high tide and also a flash freeze in eastern Massachusetts as the storm pulled away to the northeast.