The first significant winter storm of the season pounded Southern New England with snow, sleet, freezing rain, rain, strong winds, and coastal flooding on Saturday and Sunday December 14-15, 2013. Most of the snow fell during the late-afternoon and evening of December 14, with a change to sleet and freezing rain then rain after midnight. The peak wind gusts were just before sunrise, and the coastal flooding occurred in Eastern Massachusetts during the Sunday morning high tide. Boston, MA officially received 4.2″ of snow at Logan Airport. There was 3.8″ of snow at TF Green Airport in Warwick, RI. Bradley International Airport in CT received 6.9″ of snow. 9.0″ of snow fell at Worcester Airport. Below are unofficial snow totals sent in to the National Weather Service office in Taunton, MA.
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SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
230 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2013
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 18
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
CONNECTICUT
...HARTFORD COUNTY...
CANTON 8.0 702 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
BURLINGTON 7.6 427 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
1 WNW WINDSOR LOCKS 6.9 700 AM 12/15 BRADLEY AIRPORT
NORTH GRANBY 6.8 712 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
NEWINGTON 6.8 808 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
AVON 6.7 748 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
EAST FARMINGTON HEIG 6.5 524 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
WEATOGUE 6.0 910 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
GRANBY 6.0 1219 PM 12/15 NWS EMPLOYEE
VERNON 5.6 504 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
EAST HARTFORD 5.5 803 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
ENFIELD 5.5 916 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
WINDSOR 5.3 659 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
WEST HARTFORD 4.7 541 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
HARTFORD 3.5 505 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
SOUTHINGTON 3.5 809 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
...TOLLAND COUNTY...
STAFFORD SPRINGS 6.8 1229 PM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
STAFFORDVILLE 6.5 706 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
TOLLAND 6.0 646 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
VERNON 5.6 806 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
COLUMBIA 5.2 742 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
ANDOVER 4.0 518 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
...WINDHAM COUNTY...
SCOTLAND 6.0 739 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
MOOSUP 5.3 230 AM 12/15 PUBLIC
ASHFORD 5.0 1004 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
MASSACHUSETTS
...BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
EAST SANDWICH 3.1 1243 AM 12/15 NWS EMPLOYEE
SOUTH DENNIS 2.6 1232 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
BOURNE 2.5 450 AM 12/15 NWS EMPLOYEE
BARNSTABLE 2.0 1225 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
YARMOUTHPORT 2.0 538 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
CHATHAM 0.1 700 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
WOODS HOLE T 600 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
...BRISTOL COUNTY...
TAUNTON 2.6 NW 5.5 1205 AM 12/15 NWS EMPLOYEE
TAUNTON 4.8 700 AM 12/15 NWS OFFICE
DIGHTON 4.5 820 AM 12/15 NWS EMPLOYEE
ATTLEBORO 4.5 1110 PM 12/14 SPOTTER
ACUSHNET 4.0 608 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
SOMERSET 4.0 218 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
NEW BEDFORD 4.0 222 AM 12/15 PUBLIC
REHOBOTH 3.5 1135 PM 12/14 NWS EMPLOYEE
FAIRHAVEN 3.0 1117 PM 12/14 HAM RADIO
DARTMOUTH 2.8 1104 PM 12/14 HAM RADIO
...DUKES COUNTY...
OAK BLUFFS 2.0 949 PM 12/14 PUBLIC
...ESSEX COUNTY...
GEORGETOWN 10.0 1205 PM 12/15 HAM RADIO
TOPSFIELD 10.0 737 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
BRADFORD 10.0 611 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
SALISBURY 9.5 655 AM 12/15 COOP OBSERVER
METHUEN 9.5 1030 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
NEWBURYPORT 9.5 727 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
HAVERHILL 9.5 929 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
NORTH ANDOVER 8.0 1010 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
W. PEABODY 7.8 451 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
DANVERS 7.5 1029 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
BEVERLY 7.3 600 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
SWAMPSCOTT 6.9 1111 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
GLOUCESTER 6.4 537 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
LAWRENCE 6.0 700 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
MARBLEHEAD 4.5 915 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
SHELBURNE 10.5 543 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
COLRAIN 10.0 1131 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
GREENFIELD 10.0 722 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
ASHFIELD 9.5 712 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
HEATH 9.3 1130 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
LEYDEN 9.0 951 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
EAST CHARLEMONT 8.5 1020 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
NORTHFIELD 7.5 757 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
SUNDERLAND 5.8 700 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
...HAMPDEN COUNTY...
GRANVILLE 8.0 320 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
AGAWAM 7.6 800 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
SOUTHWICK 7.0 724 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
EAST LONGMEADOW 6.5 1108 AM 12/15 MEDIA
LUDLOW 6.0 843 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
BLANDFORD 6.0 949 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
CHICOPEE 5.8 734 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
WEST SPRINGFIELD 5.5 827 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
AGAWAN 5.0 728 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY...
PLAINFIELD 8.6 904 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
WESTHAMPTON 7.5 740 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
WORTHINGTON 7.3 700 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
AMHERST 7.0 651 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
SOUTH HADLEY 7.0 807 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
CHICOPEE 6.0 923 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
LUDLOW 6.0 914 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
GRANBY 5.5 720 AM 12/15 EMERGENCY MANAGER
NORTHAMPTON 5.0 723 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
WARE 5.0 725 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
PEPPERELL 10.0 820 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
HUDSON 9.5 1001 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
TYNGSBOROUGH 9.5 1007 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
WILMINGTON 9.5 956 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
WAKEFIELD 9.5 803 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
WESTFORD 9.3 1011 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
TOWNSEND 9.2 800 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
LOWELL 9.0 600 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
GROTON 9.0 842 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
DRACUT 8.8 1216 PM 12/15 SPOTTER
FRAMINGHAM 8.7 830 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
WALTHAM 8.5 452 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
WOBURN 8.5 1035 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
BEDFORD 8.2 750 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
STOW 8.0 800 AM 12/15 MEDIA
WEST NEWTON 8.0 120 PM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
NORTH READING 8.0 219 PM 12/15 HAM RADIO
CONCORD 8.0 930 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
PEABODY 8.0 443 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
AYER 8.0 919 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
NORTH CHELMSFORD 8.0 845 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
CARLISLE 7.5 750 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
HOPKINTON 7.3 717 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
CHELMSFORD 7.0 510 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
MARLBORO 7.0 1059 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
CAMBRIDGE 6.7 911 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
NATICK 6.5 441 AM 12/15 MEDIA
SUDBURY 6.3 721 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
MALDEN 6.0 948 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
HOLLISTON 5.0 611 AM 12/15 PUBLIC
BELMONT 4.2 1206 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
EVERETT 4.0 1204 PM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
...NORFOLK COUNTY...
SHARON 7.2 1005 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
WALPOLE 7.0 700 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
FRANKLIN 7.0 700 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
SHARTON 7.0 814 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
MILTON 6.8 445 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
MILLIS 6.0 802 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
BLUE HILLS 5.9 700 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
RANDOLPH 5.7 706 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
NORWOOD 5.3 730 AM 12/15 NWS EMPLOYEE
QUINCY 5.2 912 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
EAST WALPOLE 5.0 811 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
...PLYMOUTH COUNTY...
ROCKLAND 5.5 1230 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
BROCKTON 4.8 1209 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
MARSHFIELD 4.3 1207 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
BRIDGEWATER 3.0 700 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
SO. PLYMOUTH 2.8 232 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
ROCHESTER 2.5 800 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
HALIFAX 2.0 741 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
MIDDLEBORO 2.0 715 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
...SUFFOLK COUNTY...
BOSTON 6.0 236 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
WEST ROXBURY 4.3 1233 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
1 N EAST BOSTON 4.2 700 AM 12/15 LOGAN AIRPORT
WINTHROP 4.2 700 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
...WORCESTER COUNTY...
WESTMINSTER 10.8 813 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
LUNENBURG 10.1 855 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
NORTH ASHBURNHAM 9.0 700 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
STERLING 9.0 826 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
3 WNW WORCESTER 9.0 1023 AM 12/15 ORH AIRPORT
NORTH LEOMINSTER 9.0 749 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
FITCHBURG 9.0 715 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
SPENCER 8.5 1003 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
STURBRIDGE 8.5 959 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
AUBURN 8.5 1242 PM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
SHREWSBURY 8.2 1023 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
BOLTON 8.0 1013 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
LEICESTER 8.0 1201 PM 12/15 HAM RADIO
TEMPLETON 8.0 921 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
NORTHBORO 8.0 1105 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
HOLDEN 8.0 740 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
LEOMINSTER 8.0 700 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
WESTBOROUGH 8.0 542 AM 12/15 NWS EMPLOYEE
BOYLSTON 7.8 754 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
ASHBURNHAM 7.8 835 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
HARDWICK 7.8 715 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
BERLIN 7.7 904 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
WHITINSVILLE 7.1 800 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
GARDNER 7.0 1027 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
ROYALSTON 6.5 945 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
MILFORD 6.1 800 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
OAKHAM 6.0 719 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
NORTHBRIDGE 6.0 800 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
CHARLTON 6.0 525 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
WORCESTER 6.0 715 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
BLACKSTON 6.0 1103 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
SOUTHBRIDGE 5.6 621 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
BARRE 5.5 458 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
CLINTON 3.7 1203 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
NEW HAMPSHIRE
...CHESHIRE COUNTY...
EAST ALSTEAD 11.0 710 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
FITZWILLIAM 10.0 800 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
WALPOLE 10.0 839 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
MERRIMACK 8.0 542 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
KEENE 8.0 604 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
MANCHESTER 7.5 634 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...
NEW IPSWICH 12.3 223 PM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
PETERBOROUGH 11.0 843 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
GOFFSTOWN 10.0 1150 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
SOUTH WEARE 9.5 930 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
BROOKLINE 9.5 700 AM 12/15 MEDIA
EAST MILFORD 9.0 730 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
BEDFORD 9.0 940 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
NASHUA 9.0 632 AM 12/15 NWS EMPLOYEE
HUDSON 9.0 1235 PM 12/15 NWS COOP
NEW BOSTON 8.5 800 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
SOUTH HUDSON 8.3 1002 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
MANCHESTER 7.8 757 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
MERRIMACK 6.0 240 AM 12/15 PUBLIC
RHODE ISLAND
...BRISTOL COUNTY...
BRISTOL 3.0 1227 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
BARRINGTON 3.0 747 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
...KENT COUNTY...
GREENE 6.0 400 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
WEST WARWICK 5.0 448 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
COVENTRY 5.0 1202 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
2 NNW WARWICK 3.8 700 AM 12/15 TF GREEN
...NEWPORT COUNTY...
PORTSMOUTH 3.0 1130 PM 12/14 HAM RADIO
NEWPORT 2.0 1121 PM 12/14 HAM RADIO
...PROVIDENCE COUNTY...
CUMBERLAND 8.0 1000 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
BURRILLVILLE 7.0 744 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
HARRISVILLE 6.8 528 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
WEST GLOCESTER 6.2 901 AM 12/15 TRAINED SPOTTER
WOONSOCKET 5.7 700 AM 12/15 MEDIA
NORTH FOSTER 5.5 930 AM 12/15 NWS COOP
SCITUATE (HOPE) 4.5 308 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
EAST PROVIDENCE 4.3 150 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
PROVIDENCE/NORTH PEO 4.3 831 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
NO. PROVIDENCE 4.0 317 AM 12/15 HAM RADIO
PAWTUCKET 3.0 945 AM 12/15 GENERAL PUBLIC
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN 5.0 1200 AM 12/15 SPOTTER
WESTERLY 3.8 1116 PM 12/14 NONE
**********************24 HOUR SNOWFALL**********************
LOCATION 24 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
CONNECTICUT
...HARTFORD COUNTY...
2 SSE BERLIN 7.9 600 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
1 ENE NORTH GRANBY 6.8 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
3 E SOUTHINGTON 6.5 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
3 NNW WEST HARTFORD 6.3 715 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
2 SE ENFIELD 5.5 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
...TOLLAND COUNTY...
NNW STAFFORDVILLE 6.5 600 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
2 SSW COLUMBIA 5.2 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
...WINDHAM COUNTY...
2 SSE NORTH GROSVENO 4.5 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
1 SW EAST KILLINGLY 4.3 800 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
MASSACHUSETTS
...BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
2 SSE YARMOUTH 2.5 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
1 NW EAST FALMOUTH 2.4 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
3 NNW FALMOUTH 1.7 900 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
3 E FALMOUTH 1.5 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
...BRISTOL COUNTY...
3 NW TAUNTON 5.5 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
1 WSW DIGHTON 4.5 800 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
2 N REHOBOTH 3.5 800 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
2 WSW SWANSEA 3.0 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
SSE SOMERSET 1.0 600 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
...ESSEX COUNTY...
4 NW SALISBURY 9.5 600 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
2 W ANDOVER 9.0 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
2 ESE BYFIELD 7.0 830 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
3 NW BEVERLY 5.4 715 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
1 SW MARBLEHEAD 4.5 900 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY...
2 SW PLAINFIELD 10.1 800 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
2 SW WESTHAMPTON 7.5 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
NNE LEEDS 6.8 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
1 SE WINCHESTER 7.0 830 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
1 W FRAMINGHAM 3.0 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
...NORFOLK COUNTY...
1 NW NORWOOD 5.3 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
1 NW WEYMOUTH 5.0 800 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
1 NE FRANKLIN 4.5 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
2 SW MILLIS 4.0 730 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
...PLYMOUTH COUNTY...
3 WNW KINGSTON 4.2 630 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
2 WNW EAST BRIDGEWAT 3.7 430 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
2 S HINGHAM 3.5 730 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
6 E MIDDLEBOROUGH 2.0 600 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
...SUFFOLK COUNTY...
1 W BRIGHTON 6.0 800 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
N WINTHROP 4.1 800 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
...WORCESTER COUNTY...
1 E SOUTHBRIDGE 5.6 600 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
NEW HAMPSHIRE
...CHESHIRE COUNTY...
WNW WEST CHESTERFIEL 10.7 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...
3 W MERRIMACK 10.0 730 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
3 SE MILFORD 9.5 735 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
2 SW BROOKLINE 9.0 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
4 NNE AMHERST 8.8 630 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
2 S NEW BOSTON 8.5 800 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
1 SSW MONT VERNON 8.0 900 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
3 ENE HOLLIS 8.0 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
RHODE ISLAND
...KENT COUNTY...
2 ESE EAST GREENWICH 4.0 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
...PROVIDENCE COUNTY...
3 SE WEST GLOCESTER 6.2 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
1 ESE WOONSOCKET 5.7 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
NE MANVILLE 5.3 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
1 SW PAWTUCKET 3.5 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
4 E CRANSTON 3.5 800 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
2 E CRANSTON 1.9 700 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
6 W KINGSTON 2.1 800 AM 12/15 COCORAHS
