NOUS41 KBOX 300936 PNSBOX CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-310000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 419 AM EST SUN OCT 30 2005...UPDATED STORM DATE: OCT 29, 2005 MEASURABLE SNOW FELL ON PARTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND DURING SATURDAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES AND OBJECTS SUCH AS AUTOMOBILES. MOST ACCUMULATIONS WERE LESS THAN ONE INCH. WHILE THIS WAS AN EARLY SNOWFALL...IT IS NOT THE EARLIEST THAT SNOW HAS ACCUMULATED ON THE REGION. ON OCTOBER 10 1979...BOSTON (LOGAN AIRPORT) REPORTED 0.2 INCHES AND WARWICK RHODE ISLAND (T F GREEN AIRPORT) REPORTED 2.5 INCHES. THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL SNOW FALL OBSERVATIONS OF ONE INCH OR HIGHER FOR THE LATE OCT 29TH SNOWSTORM IN SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO..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 (INCHES) MASSACHUSETTS ...ESSEX COUNTY... ROCKPORT 3.0 400 PM 10/29 SPOTTER GLOUCESTER 3.0 637 PM 10/29 SKYWARN MANCHESTER 2.6 1000 PM 10/29 SKYWARN MARBLEHEAD 2.0 543 PM 10/29 SKYWARN PEABODY 1.3 516 PM 10/29 SPOTTER SAUGUS 1.5 520 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO TOPSFIELD 1.1 714 PM 10/29 SKYWARN WEST LYNN 1.0 520 PM 10/29 HAM RADIO SALEM 1.0 518 PM 10/29 SPOTTER ...MIDDLESEX COUNTY... SOUTH NATICK 2.0 550 PM 10/29 MEDIA WAKEFIELD 1.4 748 PM 10/29 SKYWARN WOBURN 1.0 815 PM 10/29 SKYWARN ...PLYMOUTH COUNTY... HINGHAM 1.0 748 PM 10/29 MEDIA ...SUFFOLK COUNTY... WINTHROP 1.5 548 PM 10/29 SKYWARN REVERE 1.5 810 PM 10/29 NWS EMPLOYEE ...BRISTOL COUNTY... TAUNTON 0.7 800 PM 10/29 NWS OFFICE ACUSHNET 0.5 824 PM 10/29 SKYWARN RHODE ISLAND ...PROVIDENCE COUNTY... CUMBERLAND 0.5 846 PM 10/29 SKYWARN $$ WS/WTB/FN