ZCZC BOSPNSBOS ABUS34 KBOS 080452 PNSBOS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1150 PM EST WED MAR 7 2001 THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF WIND AND SNOW REPORTS TO THE NWS FOR THE LONG DURATION MAJOR WINTER STORM THAT HAS AFFECTED SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MARCH 5 AND 6. THE STORM BEGAN EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH A BRIEF BURST OF SNOW...TRANSITIONED DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS TO INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN THEN BECAME A FULL BLOWN SLEET AND SNOW STORM DURING MID AND LATE AFTERNOON MONDAY THE 5TH. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/BOX THE FOLLOWING ARE REPORTED PEAK WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH AND OR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH ACROSS THE REGION. THE FOLLOWING ARE PEAK WIND SPEEDS ...NWS/FAA AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVATION SITES... ...MASSACHUSETTS... NANTUCKET ARPT 55 MPH 1:58 AM WED PROVINCETOWN-PROVINCETOWN APRT 54 MPH 1:35 PM TUE PLYMOUTH MUNI APRT 53 MPH 4:11 PM TUE CHATHAM MUNI APRT 51 MPH 7:01 PM TUE WEST TISBURY-MARTHAS VINEYARD APRT 51 MPH 3:36 PM TUE FALMOUTH-OTIS ANGB APRT 51 MPH 2:38 PM TUE NEW BEDFORD REGIONAL APRT 47 MPH 12:55 PM TUE HYANNIS-BARNSTABLE MUNICIPAL 46 MPH 2:56 PM TUE BEVERLY MUNI APRT 46 MPH 12:47 AM TUE LAWRENCE-LAWRENCE MUNI APRT 46 MPH 6:54 PM MON ...RHODE ISLAND... WARWICK-TF GREEN APRT 53 MPH 10:53 AM TUE NEWPORT STATE APRT 52 MPH 4:33 PM TUE NEW SHOREHAM-BLOCK ISLAND APRT 51 MPH 1:35 PM TUE WESTERLY STATE APRT 47 MPH 1:03 PM TUE ...MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS BUOY REPORTS... BUZZARDS BAY-ENTRANCE TOWER 60 MPH 12:00 PM TUE BOSTON BUOY-16 MI EAST OF BOSTON 54 MPH 10:50 PM MON ...UNOFFICIAL REPORTS FROM OUTSIDE THE NWS OBSERVATION NETWORK... SPECIFICS REGARDING THE MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES OF THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE UNKNOWN AND MAY NOT BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NWS STANDARDS ...MASSACHUSETTS... WAREHAM 64 MPH 3:11 PM MON BURGESS POINT FAIRHAVEN 61 MPH 12:34 PM MON WEST ISLAND ORLEANS 60 MPH 9:00 PM MON NAUSET BEACH HULL 58 MPH LATE AM/EARLY PM TUE BOURNE-POCASSET 56 MPH 3:40 PM TUE GLOUCESTER 56 MPH 8:27 AM TUE PLYMOUTH 48 MPH 6:09 PM TUE TAUNTON 48 MPH 3:19 PM TUE ...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... THOMPSON 55 MPH 4:30 PM MON ...RHODE ISLAND... PORTSMOUTH 60 MPH 2:00 PM TUE QUONSET POINT 51 MPH 8:54 AM TUE NOS PORTS PRUDENCE ISLAND 50 MPH 9:30 AM TUE WESTERLY 50 MPH 6:00 PM MON OCCURRED DURING TSTM PROVIDENCE 48 MPH 6:12 AM TUE NOS PORTS ---------------------------------------------------------------- THE FOLLOWING ARE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ...NWS/FAA AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVATION SITES... ...MASSACHUSETTS... PROVINCETOWN APRT 44 MPH 255 PM AND 515 PM TUE ORLEANS VIA MEDIA 40 MPH 9:00 PM MON NAUSET BEACH NANTUCKET-NANTUCKET APRT 39 MPH 3:00 PM TUE CHATHAM-CHATHAM MUNI APRT 35 MPH 8:52 PM MON NEW BEDFORD REGIONAL APRT 33 MPH 12:55 PM TUE FALMOUTH-OTIS ANGB APRT 32 MPH 2:38 PM TUE PLYMOUTH-PLYMOUTH MUNI APRT 32 MPH 12:52 PM TUE HYANNIS-BARNSTABLE MUNICIPAL 32 MPH 10:30 PM MON BOSTON-LOGAN AIRPORT 32 MPH 12:38 PM TUE WEST TISBURY-MARTHAS VINEYARD APRT 31 MPH 1:53 PM TUE ...MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS BUOY REPORTS... BUZZARDS BAY-ENTRANCE TOWER 49 MPH 1:00 PM TUE BOSTON BUOY-16 MI EAST OF BOSTON 43 MPH 10:50 PM MON ...RHODE ISLAND... NEW SHOREHAM-BLOCK ISLAND APRT 36 MPH 3:55 PM TUE NEWPORT-NEWPORT STATE APRT 33 MPH 1:30 PM TUE WARWICK-TF GREEN APRT 31 MPH 9:11 AM TUE ---------------------------------------------------------------- THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES. THANKS TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVERS...SKYWARN ...VOLUNTEER SPOTTERS AND THE MEDIA FOR YOUR REPORTS. BLUE HILL OBSERVATORY 23.0 FINAL AT SUMMIT OF HILL WORCESTER AIRPORT 22.0 FINAL TOTAL BLUE HILL OBSERVATORY 17.0 FINAL AT BASE OF HILL BRADLEY INTL AIRPORT 9.9 FINAL TOTAL BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT 9.8 FINAL TOTAL NWS TAUNTON (KBOX) 9.5 FINAL TOTAL PROVIDENCE TF GREEN 6.5 FINAL TOTAL ...MASSACHUSETTS... ...BARNSTABLE COUNTY... BARNSTABLE - COTUIT 4.0 7:10 AM WED BOURNE - SOUTH SAGAMORE 4.0 6:00 AM WED FALMOUTH - EAST 4.0 6:00 AM WED YARMOUTH - YARMOUTHPORT 3.5 7:10 AM WED HYANNIS - SOUTH 2.8 6:00 AM WED BARNSTABLE - MARSTON MILLS 2.5 2:20 AM WED DENNIS 2.5 6:00 AM WED BARNSTABLE - OSTERVILLE 2.0 6:00 AM WED EASTHAM 2.0 6:00 AM WED PROVINCETOWN 2.0 6:00 AM WED SANDWICH - SOUTH 2.5 7:10 AM WED WELLFLEET 2.0 6:00 AM WED ...BRISTOL COUNTY... MANSFIELD 12.0 6:00 AM WED NORTON 10.0 8:15 AM WED MANSFIELD - EAST 10.0 10:00 AM WED FINAL 1.99" LIQ EQV DIGHTON - NORTH 9.0 6:00 AM WED ATTLEBORO 8.0 3:00 PM WED FINAL ACUSHNET 4.6 6:00 AM WED FAIRHAVEN 4.5 6:00 AM WED NEW BEDFORD 4.0 9:15 AM WED SOMERSET 2.0 6:00 AM WED ...DUKES COUNTY... TISBURY - VINEYARD HAVEN 2.5 7:10 AM WED EDGARTOWN - KATAMA 1.0 8:30 AM WED ...ESSEX COUNTY... METHUEN 27.0 7:20 AM WED HAVERHILL-BRADFORD 26.0 7:00 AM WED NEWBURY 25.0 6:43 AM WED NEWBURYPORT 24.5 6:00 AM WED GEORGETOWN 23.0 6:05 AM WED ROWLEY 20.0 12:48 PM TUE NORTH ANDOVER 19.0 11:00 AM WED FINAL ANDOVER 19.0 11:05 AM TUE LYNNFIELD 18.0 10:55 AM WED FINAL SWAMPSCOTT 16.4 3:23 PM WED FINAL 2.78" LIQ EQV PEABODY - WEST 16.0 6:20 AM WED MANCHESTER 14.0 12:30 PM TUE WINTHROP 11.3 9:15 AM WED SALEM 11.0 2:05 PM TUE GLOUCESTER 10.0 9:00 PM TUE PEABODY 9.0 2:05 PM TUE MARBLEHEAD 8.0 2:05 PM TUE HAMILTON 7.0 2:05 PM TUE ...FRANKLIN COUNTY... BUCKLAND 30.0 9:15 PM TUE SHUTESBURY 28.0 9:15 PM TUE EAST HAWLEY 24.0 8:45 AM TUE HIGH ELEVATION LEVERETT 22.0 8:05 PM TUE SOUTH DEERFIELD 20.0 6:40 AM TUE SHELBURNE 20.0 8:30 AM TUE HAWLEY 20.0 8:30 AM TUE GREENFIELD 19.0 7:30 AM TUE HEATH 19.0 6:40 AM TUE CONWAY 18.0 6:40 AM TUE SUNDERLAND 17.9 7:30 AM TUE MONTAGUE 15.5 10:53 PM MON WHATELY-SOUTH DEERFIELD 15.0 6:40 AM TUE ...HAMPDEN COUNTY... CHICOPEE 15.5 9:15 PM TUE WEST SPRINGFIELD 15.0 7:00 AM TUE HOLLAND 14.5 11:30 AM WED FINAL 1.66" LIQ EQV WESTFIELD 14.0 4:00 PM TUE CHESTER 13.5 6:40 AM TUE WILBRAHAM 13.0 4:00 PM TUE MONSON 13.0 6:40 AM TUE SOUTHWICK 12.5 7:50 PM TUE HOLYOKE 12.0 9:00 PM TUE SPRINGFIELD 12.0 6:40 AM TUE BRIMFIELD 12.0 12:05 AM TUE LONGMEADOW 9.5 6:20 AM TUE ...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY... CHESTERFIELD 21.0 4:00 PM TUE PLAINFIELD 19.0 4:00 PM TUE CUMMINGTON 18.0 6:40 AM TUE WARE 14.0 4:00 PM TUE WORTHINGTON 13.0 7:30 AM TUE EASTHAMPTON 12.5 9:07 AM TUE NORTHAMPTON 12.0 6:40 AM TUE ...MIDDLESEX COUNTY... WAKEFIELD 27.5 6:25 AM WED BILLERICA 25.0 10:25 AM TUE LOWELL 25.0 9:20 AM WED DRACUT 23.5 FINAL CHELMSFORD 22.3 6:00 AM WED TEWKSBURY 22.0 6:00 AM WED WOBURN - NORTH 22.0 10:30 AM WED FINAL TOWNSEND 21.3 7:15 AM WED SHIRLEY 20.3 8:38 AM TUE MAYNARD 20.2 7:00 PM TUE HOPKINTON 20.0 6:00 AM WED WOBURN - EAST 19.5 12:00 PM WED FINAL PEPPERELL 19.5 7:15 PM TUE SUDBURY 19.0 3:35 AM WED TYNGSBORO 19.0 8:30 AM TUE READING 18.8 12:00 PM WED FINAL 3.23" LIQ EQV NORTHERN SHIRLEY 18.1 FINAL MARLBOROUGH 18.0 9:00 AM TUE LITTLETON 18.0 9:00 AM TUE LEXINGTON 17.5 7:30 PM TUE AYER 16.5 8:45 AM WED BEDFORD 15.5 7:55 AM WED FRAMINGHAM 14.0 11:30 AM TUE BEDFORD ARPT 13.0 9:00 AM TUE NEWTON 12.8 4:00 PM TUE CAMBRIDGE - NORTH 10.3 8:35 AM WED WALTHAM 10.0 9:00 AM TUE EVERETT 10.0 4:55 PM TUE ...NORFOLK COUNTY... FOXBORO - WEST 18.0 7:00 AM WED MEDWAY 18.0 7:00 AM WED NORWOOD 17.0 4:00 PM WED FINAL FRANKLIN 15.0 8:30 AM WED NEEDHAM 14.5 9:00 AM WED RANDOLPH 14.5 11:50 AM WED FINAL 3.08" LIQ EQV FOXBORO - EAST 14.0 7:30 AM WED WEYMOUTH - SOUTH 14.0 3:30 AM WED WALPOLE - WEST 13.4 7:00 AM WED DEDHAM 13.0 11:20 AM WED FINAL 3.14" LIQ EQV WALPOLE - EAST 11.8 11:30 AM WED FINAL BRAINTREE 10.0 5:35 PM TUE COHASSET 6.5 6:00 AM WED ...PLYMOUTH COUNTY... BROCKTON 12.5 9:00 AM WED HINGHAM 10.0 7:00 AM WED WEST BRIDGEWATER 8.5 12:03 PM WED FINAL MARSHFIELD 5.5 8:50 AM WED MIDDLEBORO 5.0 4:30 PM TUE KINGSTON 4.0 10:15 PM TUE PLYMOUTH 3.6 9:45 PM TUE DUXBURY 3.5 8:30 AM WED PLYMOUTH - WHITEHORSE 3.0 5:10 AM WED MATTAPOISETT 2.0 6:00 AM WED ...SUFFOLK COUNTY... BOSTON - EAST 14.6 6:00 AM WED BOSTON-READVILLE 11.0 5:07 PM TUE WINTHROP 8.9 5:16 PM TUE BOSTON - DORCHESTER 8.0 8:38 AM WED BOSTON-BRIGHTON 6.0 11:25 AM TUE ...WORCESTER COUNTY... WINCHENDON 30.0 10:00 AM WED GARDNER 23.0 11:33 AM TUE MILFORD 22.3 7:00 PM TUE WORCESTER 21.0 1:50 PM TUE PHILLIPSTON 21.0 6:05 AM WED ATHOL 19.5 6:45 AM TUE LEICESTER 18.0 10:00 AM WED WEST BROOKFIELD 18.0 8:00 AM TUE LANCASTER 17.5 7:23 AM WED DOUGLAS 16.0 10:00 AM WED OXFORD 16.0 1:52 PM TUE SUTTON 15.5 2:30 PM TUE ASHBURNHAM 15.5 10:25 AM TUE PETERSHAM 15.0 10:07 AM TUE NORTHBORO 15.0 9:45 AM TUE UPTON 15.0 4:14 PM TUE BARRE 15.0 7:30 AM TUE SHREWSBURY 15.0 12:00 PM WED FINAL BLACKSTONE 14.0 9:35 AM TUE WARREN 14.0 9:12 AM TUE HARDWICK - GILBERTVILLE 13.3 10:00 PM MON UXBRIDGE 13.0 9:00 AM TUE NORTHBOROUGH 12.0 11:25 AM TUE ...BERKSHIRE COUNTY... SAVOY 24.9 WILLIAMSTOWN 17.9 ...CONNECTICUT... ...HARTFORD COUNTY... FARMINGTON-UNIONVILLE 14.5 7:00 AM TUE CT D.O.T. EAST WINDSOR 13.8 7:00 AM WED FINAL SOUTH WINDSOR 13.6 5:40 AM WED BURLINGTON 13.5 7:17 AM WED WETHERSFIELD 13.5 7:10 PM TUE GLASTONBURY 13.2 6:55 AM WED NEWINGTON 13.0 9:10 PM TUE MANCHESTER 12.0 12:00 PM TUE GRANBY 12.0 4:25 PM TUE WEST SUFFIELD 11.2 3:00 PM TUE SOUTHINGTON 11.0 730 AM TUE AVON 10.0 7:00 AM TUE CT D.O.T. ENFIELD 9.5 6:19 AM TUE BRISTOL 9.5 11:25 AM TUE FARMINGTON 9.3 7:00 AM TUE CT D.O.T. ...TOLLAND COUNTY... STAFFORD 16.0 7:10 PM TUE STAFFORD SPRINGS 15.1 6:00 AM WED TOLLAND 14.5 4:25 PM TUE VERNON 14.0 7:00 AM TUE CT D.O.T. ANDOVER 13.0 7:10 PM TUE UNION 12.0 12:05 AM TUE EAGLEVILLE 11.8 9:01 AM TUE MANSFIELD-MANSFIELD CENTER 11.0 9:00 AM TUE STORRS 10.5 9:04 AM TUE COVENTRY 9.0 9:00 AM TUE ...WINDHAM COUNTY... EAST KILLINGLY 14.5 7:00 PM TUE THOMPSON-NORTH GROSVENOR DALE 14.4 9:30 AM WED ANDOVER 13.0 7:10 PM TUE POMFRET-POMFRET CENTER 12.5 1:51 PM TUE WOODSTOCK 12.0 8:00 AM TUE WILLIMANTIC 11.8 9:01 AM TUE PUTNAM 11.5 9:00 AM TUE CT D.O.T. EASTFORD 11.0 7:00 PM TUE HAMPTON 10.0 9:00 AM TUE CHAPLIN 10.0 9:00 AM TUE WINDHAM 9.0 9:02 AM TUE ...FAIRFIELD COUNTY... DANBURY 16.8 BROOKFIELD 14.5 NEW FAIRFIELD 13.0 SHELTON 12.0 BRIDGEPORT 9.0 DARIEN 6.0 NEW CANAAN 5.5 NORWALK 5.5 STAMFORD 4.0 WESTPORT 3.0 ...NEW HAVEN COUNTY... PROSPECT 17.0 WOLCOTT 16.5 GUILFORD 16.2 NORTH BRANFORD 16.0 HAMDEN 15.5 MERIDEN 15.3 BRANFORD 14.0 NEW HAVEN 12.5 MILFORD 12.0 BEACON FALLS 11.8 WATERBURY 11.0 CHESHIRE 10.0 WEST HAVEN 9.0 ...MIDDLESEX COUNTY... HADDAM 14.3 OLD SAYBROOK 14.0 ...NEW LONDON COUNTY... COLCHESTER 16.8 NORWICH 10.5 GROTON 5.5 ...LITCHFIELD COUNTY... FALLS VILLAGE 18.0 BAKERSVILLE 14.5 THOMASTON DAM 12.0 ...RHODE ISLAND... ...BRISTOL COUNTY... BRISTOL 4.0 4:00 PM TUE ...KENT COUNTY... WEST WARWICK 8.5 10:50 PM TUE WARWICK 7.3 6:00 AM WED ...PROVIDENCE COUNTY... NORTH FOSTER 16.0 11:45 PM TUE BURRILLVILLE 14.0 7:50 AM WED LINCOLN 14.0 4:20 PM TUE NORTH SMITHFIELD 13.0 6:05 AM WED FOSTER 12.0 8:04 AM TUE CUMBERLAND 10.0 10:05 PM TUE JOHNSTON 10.0 8:00 AM WED WOONSOCKET 9.9 5:30 PM TUE SCITUATE 8.0 1:51 PM TUE ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... NORTH KINGSTOWN 4.0 10:10 PM MON SOUTH KINGSTOWN 3.0 1:47 PM TUE WESTERLY 2.0 6:50 AM TUE ...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... ...CHESHIRE COUNTY... JAFFREY 30.0 10:15 PM TUE SWANZEY 29.0 9:15 AM WED WESTMORELAND 27.0 8:00 PM TUE KEENE 24.7 7:40 AM WED RINDGE 22.0 7:19 AM WED KEENE-OTTER BROOK 18.0 730 AM TUE MARLOW 14.0 7:30 AM TUE ...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY... FRANCESTOWN 25.0 10:40 AM WED FINAL 40" ON GROUND NASHUA - SOUTH 24.5 5:15 AM WED PELHAM 24.0 11:00 AM TUE HUDSON 24.0 6:00 PM TUE NASHUA 24.0 6:52 AM WED HUDSON - SOUTH 21.0 8:05 AM WED MERRIMACK 20.6 6:00 AM WED PETERBOROUGH 20.0 5:30 AM TUE MANCHESTER 19.0 8:16 PM TUE HOLLIS 18.0 4:00 PM TUE MILFORD 17.6 6:25 AM WED NEW IPSWICH 15.0 2:05 PM TUE BEDFORD 15.0 4:30 PM TUE AMHERST 15.0 7:30 AM TUE WILTON 14.5 5:45 PM WED FINAL 2.20" LIQ EQV 32" ON GROUND HILLSBOROUGH 13.0 10:30 AM TUE WEARE 10.0 8:00 AM TUE