Eastern Franklin storm history

Trees were blown down in Deerfield and Northfield. One tree fell on a motorcyclist in Deerfield, resulting in a fataility. The peak wind gust in Orange was 47 mph.

Trees in Warwick (Sheperdson Road), Gill (Main Road), Shutesbury, and Deerfield (River Road) were downed onto wires. In Shutesbury, a tree was downed onto a house on Shore Drive. A tree on Mill Village Road was downed onto a house in Deerfield. The Automated Surface Observing Sta…

Half an inch of ice accumulated on exposed surfaces across eastern Franklin County. Trees, wires, and a utility pole were downed in Greenfield, Sunderland, and Warwick.

Generally 6 to 8 inches of snow fell with some higher totals being 6.8 inches in Wendell and 6.5 inches in Turners Falls.

Generally 4 to 6 inches of snow fell followed by around 0.25 inches of ice. Some of the highest snowfall reports were 5.7 inches in New Salem and 5.1 inches in Turners Falls. Winds generally gusted 45 to 55 mph which, combined with the snow and ice, led to widespread power outage…

In Orange, a tree fell on 3 people causing injuries. Reported by amateur radio.

In Sunderland, a tree and wires were down on North Main St.

In Millers Falls, a tree was down on West Mineral Rd.

Winds generally gusted 45 to 55 mph. The strongest gust was a 58 mph gust recorded at 9:27 PM EST on the 28th at the Orange Airport ASOS (KORE). In Orange there was a large tree blocking the road near Wheeler Ave at 9:35 PM EST on the 28th. In Warwick there was a tree down on Wen…

Generally 8 to 15 inches of snow fell. Some higher amounts included 15 inches in Montague and 10.2 inches in New Salem.

Snowfall amounts varied widely across eastern Franklin County from as much as 26 inches in the highest elevations to 4-8 inches in the valley. Some specific amounts include, 26.0 in Wendell, 24.0 in Shutesbury, 16.8 in New Salem, 7.2 in Bernardston, 7.1 in Greenfield, and 6.2 in …

Snowfall amounts averaged 5.5 to 6.0 inches in eastern Franklin County. Some specific totals included 7.0 inches in Montague, 5.8 inches in Greenfield, 5.4 inches in Leverett, 5.0 inches in Bernardston, 4.5 inches in both Sunderland and Shutesbury, and 4.4 inches in New Salem.

Snowfall totals included 7.7 inches at New Salem (Public), 5.5 inches in Greenfield (Public), and 5.0 inches in Leverett (Amateur Radio). In New Salem, the Fire Department reported power lines down on Neilson Road at 330 AM EST and a tree down on wires on New Salem Road at 1010 A…

In Erving, a tree was down on Poplar Mountain Road at Route 63. Also, a large tree was down on Old State Road. Reports relayed by amateur radio.

In Northfield, a tree was down on wires on Warwick Road in Northfield. Report relayed by amateur radio.

In Sunderland, a tree was down on North Silver Lane. Report relayed by amateur radio.

In Orange, a tree, utility pole, and wires were down on West Orange Road. Report relayed by amateur radio.

Snowfall generally ranged from 5 to 7 inches. The highest amount reported was 7.5 inches in Barnardston.

Winds generally were gusting up to 50 mph. In Whately at 845 PM EST, a tree and wires were down on Chestnut Plain Road.

Winds generally were gusting to around 50 mph. In New Salem at 528 PM EDT (428 PM EST), a tree was down on wires on Osborne Road.

Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 55 mph. In Orange at 1052 PM EST on March 1, the ASOS at the Orange Airport (KORE) recorded a wind gust to 55 mph. In Montague at Turners Falls, at 950 PM EST on the 1st, a wind gust to 48 was recorded. In Gill at 1018 PM EST on March 1, tree…

Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 8 to 12 inches. The highest report was 15 inches in Montague.

Heavy snow ranged from 7 to 17 inches across eastern Franklin County. Some specific amounts included 17.0 inches in Montague (CoCoRaHS), 16.2 inches in Greenfield (public), 12.0 inches in New Salem (trained spotter), 11.6 inches in Sunderland (CoCoRaHS), 11.0 inches in Bernardsto…

In Deerfield, multiple trees were reported down.

At 1012 PM EST, the ASOS at the Orange Airport recorded a gust to 58 mph. At 1013 PM EST, multiple trees were reported down in Leverett. At 1014 PM EST, multiple trees were reported down in Wendell.

Winds were generally gusting to around 40 mph. At 643 AM EDT the ASOS at Orange Airport (KORE) measured a gust to 41 mph. In Northfield, at 542 AM EDT trees and wires were down on Warwick Rd.

In New Salem at 645 PM EDT, a small tree was snapped at the base. There were scattered power outages.

Approximately 0.25 of ice accretion occurred in eastern Franklin County. A trained spotter reported 0.50 of ice in New Salem, but that was considerably higher than immediate surrounding areas, such as Leyden, which reported only 0.12 of ice. At 1001 AM in New Salem, amateur radio…

Final snow totals ranged from 14 to 17 inches in eastern Franklin county. A Co-op observer in Turners Falls and a Trained Spotter in Whately both reported 17 inches of snow.

In Montague at 9 PM EST, a tree was reported down on Highland Avenue.

In Orange at 1022 PM EST, a large tree was reported down at the intersection of Routes 202 and 122.

In Orange there was a tree down on wires blocking the road along Dana Rd. Multiple trees down on houses on Leisure Woods. Two large trees down on east rd and Enfield Rd.

In Orange there was a large tree down across Jones Cemetary Rd. There was also a tree down along north Main St. Multiple trees were down at Mayo and Packard Rds.

In Warwick there was a tree down blocking Hasting Heights Rd.

In Wendell there were multiple trees down along Quarry Rd.

In Montague there was a tree down at Old Northfield Rd by Lake Pleasant Rd.

In New Salem there was a large limb down on Route 202.

In Gill there was a tree down blocking the road at Gill Center rd and Main Rd.

Roughly six inches of snow fell on Eastern Franklin County.

At 12:17 PM EST an amateur radio operator in New Salem reported a tree down on Cooleyville Road. At 12:35 PM EST a tree and wires were down on Cushman Road in Leverett. At 12:51 PM EST a tree was down on Claybrook Road in Sunderland. At 1:06 PM EST a tree was down on wires on Gul…

Snowfall of around 5.5 inches fell on Eastern Franklin County.

Five to eight inches of snow fell on Eastern Franklin County.

Based on numerous reports from CoCoRaHS, Co-Op, trained spotter, and amateur radio observers, snowfall ranged from 5.5 to 6.5 inches in eastern Franklin County.

In Montague at 349 PM, a tree and wires were down on Walcott Street.

In Montague at 1228 PM EDT, a tree and wires were down on Ripley Road near the train tracks and at 1246 PM, a tree was down on wires on Park Street. In Northfield, a tree was down on West Road at 1236 PM and a tree and wires were down on Caldwell Road at 1240 PM. In Leverett at 1…

The Automated Surface Observing System platform at Orange Municipal Airport observed a heat index of 107 on July 1st from 1 PM to 5 PM EST.

From four and one-half to eight inches of snow fell on Eastern Franklin County.

From five to eleven inches of snow fell on Eastern Franklin County.