A powerful winter storm has recently transformed Massachusetts into a breathtaking snowy landscape, leaving many curious about the extent of snowfall from the recent Sunday to Monday event. On Tuesday, the National Weather Service released an updated list detailing snowfall amounts across the state, showcasing the remarkable totals that this storm brought to various communities.
This winter weather event, regarded as one of the most significant snowstorms in recent years, began on Sunday and persisted into Monday, adding layers of snow and elevating accumulations throughout the region. Boston recorded an impressive 23.2 inches, while Worcester experienced 22.4 inches, both figures ranking among the highest ever documented for a single snowfall event in these cities.
In numerous areas across the state, residents found themselves buried under more than two feet of snow, with some towns surpassing this mark entirely. The heavy snowfall prompted hundreds of schools to close their doors on Monday and Tuesday, allowing crews to work diligently to clear the substantial snowdrifts.
Here’s a summary of the latest snowfall reports as of 11:55 a.m. on Tuesday, provided by the National Weather Service:
Locations with Two Feet or More of Snow:
- Gloucester: 27 inches
- Peabody: 25.5 inches
- Blue Hill Cooperative: 25.3 inches
- Sterling: 25.2 inches
- Leicester: 24.8 inches
- Kingston: 24 inches
Locations with At Least 20 Inches of Snow:
- Middleton: 23.5 inches
- Groveland: 23.5 inches
- Logan Airport, Boston: 23.2 inches
- Pembroke: 23.1 inches
- Worcester: 22.4 inches
- Quincy: 22 inches
- Westfield: 21.5 inches
- Chelsea: 21.4 inches
- Marblehead: 21 inches
- Holden: 21 inches
- Auburn: 20.8 inches
- North Andover: 20.5 inches
- South Weymouth: 20.5 inches
- Groton: 20.5 inches
- Ayer: 20.3 inches
Locations with Nearly 20 Inches of Snow:
- Acton: 19.9 inches
- Russell: 19.9 inches
- Marshfield: 19.7 inches
- Norwood: 19.7 inches
- Andover: 19.6 inches
- Abington: 19.3 inches
- Reading: 19.1 inches
- Boxford: 19.1 inches
- Milton: 19 inches
- Westwood: 19 inches
- Winchester: 19 inches
- Sherborn: 19 inches
- Natick: 19 inches
- Hamilton: 19 inches
- Westminster: 18.7 inches
- Beverly: 18.7 inches
- Methuen: 18.5 inches
- Holiston: 18.2 inches
- Lowell: 18 inches
- Littleton: 18 inches
- East Brimfield Lake: 18 inches
Other Noteworthy Totals:
- East Hawley: 17.8 inches
- Southwick: 17.7 inches
- West Brookfield: 17.6 inches
- Norton: 17.5 inches
- Taunton: 17.5 inches
- Barre: 17.2 inches
- Spencer: 17.2 inches
- Dighton: 17 inches
- Wellfleet: 17 inches
- Hampden: 17 inches
- Melrose: 17 inches
- Framingham: 17 inches
- Foxboro: 17 inches
- East Bridgewater: 17.4 inches
- Brockton: 17 inches
- Harvard: 17 inches
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