Eastern Hampden storm history

Winds were generally gusting to 50 to 60 mph, but at the highest elevations, a mesonet site atop Mt. Tom recorded a gust to 78 mph at 617 PM EST. In Southwick at 1230 PM EST, a tree fell onto a SUV on Feeding Hills Road (Route 57), which sadly killed a 6-month old passenger.

Trees and wires were blown down in Southwick, West Springfield, Holyoke, Brimfield, and Longmeadow. As many as eight heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units were torn from their moorings at Holyoke Mall, forcing its evacuation when a gas line was severed. A roof was blow…

Fourteen to fifteen inches of snow fell across eastern Hampden County. Heavy wet snow fell on foliated trees, breaking branches and downing trees and wires, resulting in widespread power outages. Many emergency shelters were opened for residents without power and by Monday, there…

Winds generally gusted 40 to 60 mph. The strongest gust was 70 mph on top of Mt. Tom from a WxFlow site at 10:35 AM EST. In Brimfield a tree was down on wires near Old Sturbridge Rd. In Monson, a tree was down on wires on Silver St. In Springfield, a tree was down on a car on Cor…

In West Springfield, a branch 6 inches in diameter was downed.

In East Longmeadow at 9:48 PM EST on the 29th a tree fell through the roof of a house on Sanford St. In Agawam at 9:50 PM EST on the 29th a tree fell on a car near Edward St.

Generally 11 to 15 inches of snow fell. Some accumulations included 14.5 inches in Southwick, 14 inches in West Springfield, and 13.5 inches in Palmer.

Generally, 4.5 to 9 inches of snow fell in eastern Hampden County. Some specific amounts included: 9.1 inches in Westfield, 8.0 inches in Southwick, 6.0 inches in Ludlow, 4.5 inches in both Springfield and West Springfield, and 4.4 inches in both Agawam and Hampden. In Holyoke at…

Snowfall amounts in eastern Hampden County ranged from 5.0 to 7.5 inches. Some specific totals included: 7.5 inches in West Springfield; 7.1 inches in Chicopee; 7.0 inches in Agawam, Holyoke, and Southwick; 6.7 inches in Westfield; 6.0 inches in Wilbraham; 5.5 inches in Longmeado…

In Springfield at 620 AM, the Fire Department reported a tree down on a house on Emerson Street. In Westfield at 710 AM, a trained spotter reported shingles blown off a home and part of a fence blown down on Falley Drive.

At 1149 PM on March 7, a Weatherflow station atop Mt. Tom recorded a post-frontal wind gust to 72 mph.

Snowfall generally ranged from 4 to 6 inches. The highest amount reported was 6 inches in Agawam and West Springfield.

Winds generally gusted 40 to 55 mph. On Mt. Tom in Holyoke the wind gusted to 61 mph at 7:39 AM EST. At Westover AFB there was a gust to 45 mph at 7:46 AM EST.

Snowfall generally ranged from 3 to 9 inches. The highest amounts were in the eastern portions of the zone with lesser amounts in the western portion. The highest total was 9 inches reported in Wilbraham.

In Ludlow, a tree was down on eastbound I-90.

In Palmer at 134 PM EST, Fire Dept. officials reported that a tree fell through the windshield of an unoccupied vehicle at the intersection of Longview Street and Buckland Street. In Southwick at 227 PM EST, trees and wires were down on Klaus Anderson Road. In Westfield at 252 PM…

Generally 4 to 6 inches of snow fell. Some of the higher amounts included 6 inches in Palmer and Hampden.

Winds generally were gusting to around 50 mph. In Chicopee at Westover Airport, the AWOS (KCEF) recorded a gust to 53 mph at 951 AM EST. In Westfield at Westfield-Barnes Airport, the ASOS (KBAF) recorded a gust to 46 mph at 1025 AM EST. In Wilbraham at approximately 2 PM EST a tr…

Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 55 mph. In Westfield at 325 PM EDT (225 PM EST), the ASOS at the Westfield-Barnes Airport (KBAF) recorded a gust to 52 mph. Also at 325 PM EDT (225 PM EST) in Chicopee at the Westover Airport (KCEF), the AWOS recorded a gust to 49 mph. Atop M…

At 407 PM EST on March 1, a mesonet site atop Mt. Tom recorded a wind gust to 62 mph and at 412 AM EST on March 2, it gusted to 78 mph. Other wind gusts included 61 mph on the ASOS at Westfield-Barnes Airport (KBAF) at 453 AM EST on the 2nd and 56 mph at Westover Airport (KCEF) a…

Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 6 to 12 inches. The highest report was 13.3 inches in Southwick.

Winds were generally gusting to 40 to 50 mph. In Monson at 441 AM EST, a tree and wires were down on Brimfield Road.

Heavy snow ranged from about 8 to 13 inches in eastern Hampden County. Some specific amounts included 13.0 inches in both Longmeadow (trained spotter) and Agawam (public), 12.2 inches in Westfield (KBAF CWO), 11.5 inches in Springfield (trained spotter), 10.8 inches in East Longm…

Very little snow fell in the Connecticut River Valley, but more than a foot of snow fell in the higher elevations of eastern Hampden County. In Monson amateur radio relayed a report of 12.5 inches. In Wales, at an elevation of 1,100 feet 11.0 inches was reported. However, in Hamp…

Winds generally were gusting to around 50 mph. In Wilbraham at 325 PM EST, a 40 to 50 foot pine tree was downed. In Ludlow at 327 PM EST, a tree was down on Pine Street and another tree down on Elaine Drive.

Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 55 mph. In Agawam at 1028 AM EST, a large tree limb fell onto wires on Westfield Street. Peak wind gusts included 57 mph atop Mt. Tom (per mesonet site at 1142 AM), 49 mph at the Westfield-Barnes Airport (per ASOS at 957 AM), and 47 mph at th…

In Holyoke, gusty showers downed a large tree limb on County Road.

In eastern Hampden County, snowfall totals generally ranged from 2 to 4 inches. A trained spotter in East Longmeadow reported 3.8 inches. Trained spotters in Wilbraham and Hampden each reported 3.0 inches. In Holyoke at 1040 AM EDT, there was a report of a downed tree on Southamp…

There was widespread damage, mainly between 3 PM and 530 PM EDT. Numerous trees were downed, as well as power lines, causing power outages. At 420 PM EDT, the ASOS at KBAF in Westfield, MA measured a wind gust to 62 mph (54 kt). In Westfield, trees fell onto houses on Mills and C…

At 754 AM EST (854 AM EDT), the ASOS at Westfield-Barnes Airport (KBAF) recorded a wind gust to 49 mph. At 328 PM EST, the AWOS at Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee recorded a wind gust to 52 mph. In Holyoke at 1242 PM EST, a tree was down on power lines on Sergeant Street. Als…

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.

In Holyoke at 915 AM EST (1015 AM EDT) amateur radio reported a tree down on a car on Columbia Street. In West Springfield at 934 AM EST there was a large tree down on wires in Mittineague Park and at 1114 AM EST there was a large tree down on a house and car on Piper Rd. In Sout…

At 407 PM EST (507 PM EDT), the ASOS at Westfield-Barnes Airport (KBAF) recorded a wind gust to 47 mph. At 447 PM EST, the AWOS at Westover AFB recorded a gust to 45 mph. In Chicopee at 508 PM EST, a tree and wires were down on Lombard Street.

Winds generally were gusting to 40 to 46 mph. At 145 PM EST, the ASOS at Westfield-Barnes Airport (KBAF) recorded a gust to 46 mph. Other gusts included 44 mph at Westover AFB and 36 mph from a CWOP site in Springfield. In Southwick at 1234 PM EST, a tree was down on Route 202 ne…

In Holyoke at 508 PM EST, a tree fell down on a car on South Street. Winds were gusting to approximately 45 mph. At 1257 PM EST, Westover AFB AWOS recorded a wind gust to 45 mph and at 206 PM EST the ASOS at Barnes Airport (KBAF) recorded a gust to 45 mph.

An amateur radio operator reported a tree down on Rt 32 in Monson.

An amateur radio operator reported a tree down on Robbins Rd in Monson.

An amateur radio operator reported a large branch and wires down on Ducharme Ave in Chicopee.

A mesonet site atop Mount Tom recorded a wind gust to 62 mph at 129 AM.

Final snow totals ranged from 17 to 21 inches. Trained spotters in Westfield, Wilbraham, and West Springfield reported 21 inches of snow. A member of the media in Ludlow reported 17 inches of snow.

At 111 AM EST, the Southwick Emergency Management Director reported that trees, wires, and utility poles were down on Sheep Pasture Road. At 236 AM EST, in Springfield, amateur radio reported that a large tree was down and that branches had penetrated the roof of a home on Pasco …

In Longmeadow at 9 PM EST, a pine tree was reported down onto a home on Maple Road.

In Southwick at 1059 PM EST, the Emergency Management Director reported a tree down on South Loomis Street and a tree down on Mort Vining Road.

In Longmeadow there were trees down along Converse St and Forest Glen Rd.

In Hampden there was a tree and power lined down.

In Hampden there was a tree and power lines down.

In Wilbraham there was a tree and wires down.

In Springfield there was a tree and power lines down on Sylvan Rd.