ZCZC BOSPNSBOX NOUS41 KBOX 211538 PNSBOX CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-220245- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1036 AM EST TUE DEC 21 2004 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL REPORTS...GENERALLY 2 INCHES OR GREATER WITH A SMATTERING OF LESS THAN 2 INCH AMOUNTS TO BROADEN THE PERSPECTIVE OF LESSER SNOWFALL ALONG THE COAST. THIS WAS A RATHER COLD SNOW STORM FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WHICH BEGAN SUNDAY EVENING...DECEMBER 19 AND CONTINUED INTO EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON... DECEMBER 20TH. THIS EVENT...AT ITS START WAS MARKED BY SHARPLY FALLING TEMPERATURES...FROM NEAR FREEZING DOWN INTO THE SINGLE NUMBERS AND TEENS WITHIN THE REPORT AREA. THIS ALLOWED A BIT OF GLAZE TO OCCUR AT THE FRONT END OF THE EVENT AND COMBINED WITH THE 10 TO 20 DEGREE BELOW NORMAL COLD...MADE A SEEMINGLY ROUTINE WINTER WEATHER EPISODE MORE SIGNIFICANT. 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 HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TAUNTON LOCATION TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT CONNECTICUT ...HARTFORD COUNTY... MANCHESTER 6.5 930 AM 12/20 SPOTTER BURLINGTON 6.0 1245 PM 12/20 SPOTTER UNIONVILLE 6.0 1220 PM 12/20 SPOTTER WINDSOR LOCKS (BDL) 5.3 100 PM 12/20 AIR NATIONAL GUARD GLASTONBURY 4.0 905 AM 12/20 SPOTTER NEWINGTON 4.0 720 AM 12/20 SPOTTER WINDSOR 4.0 135 PM 12/20 SPOTTER ...TOLLAND COUNTY... STAFFORD SPRINGS 6.0 FINAL CO-OP OBSERVER ...WINDHAM COUNTY... WOODSTOCK 4.5 1040 AM 12/20 SPOTTER POMFRET 4.0 855 AM 12/20 SPOTTER MASSACHUSETTS ...BRISTOL COUNTY... NORTON 1.5 CO-OP OBSERVER TAUNTON NWS 1.0 ...ESSEX COUNTY... DANVERS 2.0 340 PM 12/20 SKYWARN ROCKPORT 2.0 455 PM 12/20 SPOTTER ...FRANKLIN COUNTY... LEVERETT 6.0 845 AM 12/20 SPOTTER NORTHFIELD 5.0 1215 PM 12/20 SPOTTER GREENFIELD 4.6 CO-OP OBSERVER SUNDERLAND 4.2 700 AM 12/20 CO-OP OBSERVER WHATELY 4.0 1005 AM 12/20 SPOTTER ASHFIELD 3.0 750 AM 12/20 SPOTTER ...HAMPDEN COUNTY... WESTFIELD 7.0 1125 AM 12/20 SPOTTER MONSON 6.0 850 AM 12/20 SPOTTER WILBRAHAM 5.5 655 AM 12/20 SPOTTER MONTGOMERY 3.1 655 AM 12/20 SPOTTER ...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY... NORTH AMHERST 8.0 FINAL CO-OP OBSERVER WESTHAMPTON 3.5 735 AM 12/20 SPOTTER WORTHINGTON CENTER 3.0 CO-OP OBSERVER ...MIDDLESEX COUNTY... PEPPERELL 5.0 515 PM 12/20 SPOTTER TOWNSEND 4.0 515 PM 12/20 SPOTTER GROTON 4.0 855 PM 12/20 SPOTTER DUNSTABLE 3.8 235 PM 12/20 SPOTTER HUDSON 3.0 315 PM 12/20 SKYWARN AYER 3.0 640 PM 12/20 SPOTTER NATICK 3.0 CO-OP OBSERVER LOWELL CENTER 2.5 CO-OP OBSERVER CHELMSFORD 2.5 915 PM 12/20 SKYWARN NORTH BILLERICA 2.0 1240 PM 12/20 SPOTTER WAYLAND 2.0 700 PM 12/20 SPOTTER READING 1.9 525 PM 12/20 SPOTTER ...NORFOLK COUNTY... WEST MEDWAY 4.0 FINAL CO-OP OBSERVER FRANKLIN 2.0 910 AM 12/20 HIGHWAY DEPT. WALPOLE 1.2 CO-OP OBSERVER ...PLYMOUTH COUNTY... ROCKLAND 2.3 403 PM 12/20 SPOTTER BROCKTON 1.8 410 PM 12/20 SPOTTER MARSHFIELD 1.3 FORMER NWS ...SUFFOLK COUNTY... BOSTON LOGAN 0.6 ...WORCESTER COUNTY... BIRCH HILL DAM 8.0 CO-OP OBSERVER ATHOL 7.0 1055 AM 12/20 SKYWARN GARDNER 6.5 1235 PM 12/20 SPOTTER TULLY LAKE 6.2 CO-OP OBSERVER BARRE FALLS 6.0 CO-OP OBSERVER BOYLSTON 5.7 130 PM 12/20 SPOTTER W. BROOKFIELD 5.5 546 PM 12/20 SPOTTER LEICESTER 5.5 1140 AM 12/20 SPOTTER WEST WARREN 5.5 115 PM 12/20 SPOTTER TEMPLETON 5.5 315 PM 12/20 SPOTTER ASHBURNHAM 5.0 1105 AM 12/20 CO-OP OBSERVER MILLBURY 4.8 1120 AM 12/20 SPOTTER WESTBOROUGH 4.5 1245 PM 12/20 NWS EMPLOYEE LANCASTER 4.4 115 PM 12/20 SPOTTER SOUTHBRIDGE 4.0 1220 PM 12/20 SPOTTER WORCESTER (ORH) 3.8 100 PM 12/20 AT THE AIRPORT LEOMINSTER 3.5 1155 AM 12/20 SKYWARN NORTHBRIDGE 3.0 FINAL CO-OP OBSERVER NEW HAMPSHIRE ...CHESHIRE COUNTY... KEENE 7.4 1110 AM 12/20 WINCHESTER 7.0 1120 AM 12/20 SPOTTER RINDGE 6.5 1140 AM 12/20 SPOTTER EAST ALSTEAD 6.0 SPOTTER MARLOW 5.0 CO-OP OBSERVER WALPOLE 3.0 CO-OP OBSERVER ...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY... BENNINGTON 6.5 1240 PM 12/20 SPOTTER PETERBOROUGH 6.0 1000 AM 12/20 SPOTTER GREENFIELD 5.5 1110 AM 12/20 SPOTTER WILTON 3.2 1225 PM 12/20 SPOTTER FRANCESTOWN 7.0 CO-OP OBSERVER WEARE 3.0 700 AM 12/20 CO-OP OBSERVER SOUTH NASHUA 2.6 315 PM 12/20 SPOTTER MILFORD 2.5 CO-OP OBSERVER HUDSON 2.0 225 PM 12/20 SPOTTER RHODE ISLAND ...PROVIDENCE COUNTY... BURRILLVILLE 5.0 430 PM 12/20 SPOTTER CUMBERLAND 2.0 1110 AM 12/20 NWS EMPLOYEE DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE 2.0 1120 AM 12/20 WOONSOCKET 1.5 CO-OP OBSERVER ...KENT COUNTY... WARWICK 2.5 250 PM 12/20 SPOTTER TF GREEN (PVD) 0.8 ...WASHINGTON... WESTERLY 3.0 637 PM 12/20 SPOTTER $$ TLM/MCJ/JWD/WD