A highly-localized snow event occurred in Southern New England on March 21-22, 2013. Snowfall totals in Southeastern Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts ranged from 3-10″ during an 18 hour span when very little snow fell in the rest of RI, CT and MA. Only a trace of snow was reported at TF Green Airport, Logan Airport and Worcester Airport. Acushnet, MA reported 9.5″ of snow, New Bedford, MA 7″, Little Compton, RI 6″, and parts of Cape Cod received more than 6″. Here are unofficial reports sent in to the National Weather Service office in Taunton, MA.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
911 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 8
HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION
IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN
SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE
ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
MASSACHUSETTS
...BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
3 ENE HARWICH 9.5 900 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
BREWSTER 9.2 658 AM 3/22 TRAINED SPOTTER
CHATHAM 8.0 904 AM 3/22 POLICE
2 ESE BREWSTER 7.0 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
3 NNW FALMOUTH 6.2 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
1 NNW FALMOUTH 6.1 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
SOUTH DENNIS 6.0 650 AM 3/22 GENERAL PUBLIC
SOUTH SAGMORE 6.0 610 AM 3/22 HAM RADIO
1 ESE EAST FALMOUTH 6.0 715 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
EAST SANDWICH 5.8 510 AM 3/22 NWS EMPLOYEE COOP
CENTERVILLE 5.7 615 AM 3/22 NONE
MARSTONS MILLS 5.5 509 AM 3/22 NWS EMPLOYEE
WEST BARNSTABLE 5.5 647 AM 3/22 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 SW EASTHAM 5.5 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
BARNSTABLE 5.5 742 AM 3/22 HAM RADIO
1 NW EAST FALMOUTH 5.5 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
HARWICHPORT 5.5 837 AM 3/22 HAM RADIO
2 SSE YARMOUTH 5.0 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
3 E FALMOUTH 5.0 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
EAST FALMOUTH 5.0 702 AM 3/22 NONE
BOURNE 4.8 458 AM 3/22 NWS EMPLOYEE
YARMOUTH 4.0 444 AM 3/22 PUBLIC
WAQUOIT 4.0 604 AM 3/22 HAM RADIO
1 ENE NORTH FALMOUTH 4.0 510 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
HYANNIS 4.0 425 AM 3/22 BROADCAST MEDIA
NORTH FALMOUTH 4.0 556 AM 3/22 HAM RADIO
HARWICH 3.8 435 AM 3/22 AMATEUR RADIO
SOUTH HYANNIS 3.0 615 AM 3/22 HAM RADIO
1 NNW YARMOUTH 2.0 800 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
...BRISTOL COUNTY...
NEW BEDFORD 8.0 549 AM 3/22 HAM RADIO
ACUSHNET 7.0 706 AM 3/22 HAM RADIO
FAIRHAVEN 7.0 607 AM 3/22 HAM RADIO
DARTMOUTH 7.0 616 AM 3/22 HAM RADIO
WEST ISLAND 6.0 627 AM 3/22 HAM RADIO
EAST TAUNTON 5.0 746 AM 3/22 NONE
NORTH ACUSHNET 3.8 606 AM 3/22 HAM RADIO
1 WSW DIGHTON 3.6 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
3 NW TAUNTON 2.4 600 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
2 WSW SWANSEA 2.0 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
2 NNE NORTON 1.5 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
...DUKES COUNTY...
WEST TISBURY 6.5 613 AM 3/22 HAM RADIO
VINEYARD HAVEN 6.0 602 AM 3/22 HAM RADIO
1 WSW VINEYARD HAVEN 4.5 600 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
...NANTUCKET COUNTY...
NANTUCKET 3.0 900 AM 3/22 TRAINED SPOTTER
...NORFOLK COUNTY...
1 NW NORWOOD 0.3 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
...PLYMOUTH COUNTY...
MARSHFIELD 5.5 631 AM 3/22 HAM RADIO
PLYMOUTH 5.0 609 AM 3/22 HAM RADIO
3 WNW KINGSTON 3.6 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
MIDDLEBORO 3.4 657 AM 3/22 HAM RADIO
...SUFFOLK COUNTY...
N WINTHROP 0.3 800 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
1 W BRIGHTON 0.2 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
RHODE ISLAND
...KENT COUNTY...
2 ESE EAST GREENWICH 0.5 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
...NEWPORT COUNTY...
LITTLE COMPTON 6.0 341 AM 3/22 TRAINED SPOTTER
2 NW LITTLE COMPTON 5.0 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
MIDDLETOWN 5.0 825 AM 3/22 NONE
PORTSMOUTH 3.2 200 AM 3/22 TRAINED SPOTTER
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
1 NW KINGSTON 0.2 800 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
4 NNW CHARLESTOWN 0.1 515 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
**********************24 HOUR SNOWFALL**********************
LOCATION 24 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
MASSACHUSETTS
...BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
3 ENE HARWICH 9.5 900 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
2 ESE BREWSTER 7.0 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
3 NNW FALMOUTH 6.2 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
1 NNW FALMOUTH 6.1 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
1 ESE EAST FALMOUTH 6.0 715 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
1 NW EAST FALMOUTH 5.5 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
1 SW EASTHAM 5.5 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
2 SSE YARMOUTH 5.0 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
3 E FALMOUTH 5.0 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
1 ENE NORTH FALMOUTH 4.0 510 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
1 NNW YARMOUTH 2.0 800 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
...BRISTOL COUNTY...
1 WSW DIGHTON 3.6 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
3 NW TAUNTON 2.4 600 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
2 WSW SWANSEA 2.0 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
2 NNE NORTON 1.5 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
...DUKES COUNTY...
1 WSW VINEYARD HAVEN 4.5 600 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
...NORFOLK COUNTY...
1 NW NORWOOD 0.3 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
...PLYMOUTH COUNTY...
3 WNW KINGSTON 3.6 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
...SUFFOLK COUNTY...
N WINTHROP 0.3 800 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
1 W BRIGHTON 0.2 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
RHODE ISLAND
...KENT COUNTY...
2 ESE EAST GREENWICH 0.5 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
...NEWPORT COUNTY...
2 NW LITTLE COMPTON 5.0 700 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
1 NW KINGSTON 0.2 800 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
4 NNW CHARLESTOWN 0.1 515 AM 3/22 COCORAHS
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