ZCZC BOSPNSBOS ABUS34 KBOS 111646 PNSBOS CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-RIZ001>007-NHZ011>012-120420- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1135 AM EST SUN MAR 11 2001 THE FOLLOWING PROBABLY CAN BE CONSIDERED THE FINAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...IN INCHES ...FROM THE APPROXIMATE 15 HOUR STORM OF MARCH 9-10 2001. THE EVENT...WHICH TENDED TO BE ELEVATION DEPENDENT FOR LARGER ACCUMULATIONS...BEGAN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND ENDED SATURDAY MORNING. MELTING APPARENTLY OCCURRED ON SOME PAVEMENTS DURING PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE VALLEYS AND COASTAL PLAIN. HEAVIEST SNOW FELL IN A SHORT COUPLE OF HOURS JUST AFTER THE PRECIPITATION STARTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BACKLASH SNOW CONTRIBUTED TO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION FROM WORCESTER COUNTY AND THE MONADNOCKS EAST TO THE BOSTON-MANCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE AREA NEAR DAWN SATURDAY. AMOUNTS SHOULD BE A FAIRLY ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF THIS EVENT...ALTHOUGH WE MAY UPDATE MONDAY MARCH 12TH FOR REPORTS IN PARTS OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THANKS TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVERS...SKYWARN...VOLUNTEER SPOTTERS AND THE MEDIA FOR YOUR REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/BOX ...MASSACHUSETTS... ...ESSEX COUNTY... NORTH ANDOVER 13.5 10:37 AM WEST NEWBURY 10.0 8:53 AM NEWBURYPORT 9.0 6:02 AM MANCHESTER 9.0 10:20 AM HAVERHILL-BRADFORD 9.0 9:48 AM PEABODY 8.0 8:42 AM GLOUCESTER 8.0 10:05 AM METHUEN 7.5 9:50 AM HAVERHILL 6.5 3:34 PM SWAMPSCOTT 6.4 9:22 AM .62 W.E. 18" ON GROUND ...MIDDLESEX COUNTY... PEPPERELL 11.5 9:41 AM SD 35" SEASON 91.5 SHIRLEY 11.0 11:18 AM WESTFORD 10.5 9:56 AM TOWNSEND 10.0 8:40 AM WAKEFIELD 9.5 10:36 AM TYNGSBORO 9.0 11:30 AM LEXINGTON 8.5 1:50 PM DRACUT 8.1 7:56 AM HUDSON 8.0 9:11 AM 37 ON THE GROUND! READING 8.0 6:05 PM N WOBURN 8.0 3:03 PM EAST WOBURN 8.0 10:34 AM TEWKSBURY 7.8 10:26 AM SD 33 NORTH WOBURN 7.7 8:10 AM MAYNARD 7.5 1:14 PM .57 H2O EQUIV SHIRLEY 7.5 10:38 AM BEDFORD 7.0 10:44 AM COOP LINCOLN 7.0 10:43 AM LOWELL 6.3 10:38 AM HOPKINTON 6.3 8:07 AM WALTHAM 6.0 12:33 PM AYER 5.5 9:57 AM BELMONT 5.0 11:29 AM ASHLAND 4.6 8:52 AM CAMBRIDGE 4.0 10:31 AM WAYLAND 4.0 10:43 AM ...HAMPDEN COUNTY... TOLLAND-KENSINGTON CT 9.5 7:29 AM SOUTHWICK 6.0 7:40 AM HOLLAND-BRIMFIELD 5.0 12:32 PM .53 H2O EQUIV ...WORCESTER COUNTY... ASHBURNHAM 9.5 9:48 AM COOP LEICESTER 8.0 10:00 AM GARDNER 7.5 8:47 AM FITCHBURG 7.0 9:05 AM LANCASTER 7.0 8:00 AM WORCESTER-WORCESTER APRT 6.5 9:53 AM SUTTON 6.4 8:01 AM TULLY LAKE 6.0 9:25 AM COOP SUTTON 6.0 6:28 AM PHILLIPSTON 5.5 10:34 AM WESTBORO 5.0 11:29 AM WEST BROOKFIELD 4.5 8:15 AM WEST WARREN 3.5 10:20 AM ...NORFOLK COUNTY... MILTON-BLUE HILL OBS 8.5 11:30 AM COHASSET 6.0 9:01 AM WALPOLE 5.3 11:10 AM COOP DEDHAM 5.0 10:39 AM NEEDHAM 4.8 9:48 AM FOXBOROUGH 4.5 9:24 AM WEST MEDWAY 4.0 9:34 AM COOP ...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY... WORTHINGTON CORNERS 6.2 7:00 AM COOP W.E. 0.58 NORTH AMHERST 3.0 9:14 AM ...SUFFOLK COUNTY... WINTHROP 5.4 2:46 PM W.E. 0.49 BOSTON-LOGAN AIRPORT 5.3 1:35 PM BOSTON-DORCHESTER 2.3 10:39 AM ...PLYMOUTH COUNTY... HINGHAM 5.0 2:34 PM MARSHFIELD 3.8 8:48 AM PEMBROKE 3.0 9:57 AM ...BRISTOL COUNTY... MANSFIELD 3.7 10:13 AM .48 H20 EQUIV DIGHTON 3.0 12:34 PM TAUNTON NWS 2.8 12:35 PM .40 H2O EQUIV NORTON 2.5 10:44 AM ...BARNSTABLE COUNTY... PROVINCETOWN 3.0 4:00 AM SANDWICH 1.9 8:01 AM CHATHAM 1.0 8:30 AM ...FRANKLIN COUNTY... SUNDERLAND 2.8 7:00 AM COOP 3.6 W.E GREENFIELD 2.0 708 AM COOP WE .36 ...BERKSHIRE COUNTY... FLORIDA 11.5 SAVOY 11.1 WEST OTIS 10.0 DALTON 9.3 GREAT BARRINGTON 8.0 LANESBORO 7.0 WILLIAMSTOWN 6.1 ...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... ...HARTFORD COUNTY... NORTH GRANBY 12.0 5:19 PM CANTON-COLLINSVILLE 8.7 6:50 AM .86 H2O EQUIV BURLINGTON 6.8 5:00 PM BRISTOL 6.0 5:20 PM AVON 5.5 5:00 AM SOUTH WINDSOR 5.3 7:55 AM FARMINGTON 5.0 5:21 PM CT DOT WEST HARTFORD 5.0 5:19 PM GLASTONBURY 4.8 7:23 AM SOUTHINGTON 4.5 9:25 AM COOP WETHERSFIELD 3.5 5:00 AM EAST GRANBY 3.0 5:00 AM ...TOLLAND COUNTY... STAFFORD-STAFFORD SPRINGS 6.5 10:28 AM UNION 3.3 5:00 AM MANSFIELD-STORRS 3.0 7:44 AM VERNON 2.3 5:00 AM ...WINDHAM COUNTY... THOMPSON-NORTH GROSVENOR DALE 5.5 8:46 AM POMFRET-POMFRET CENTER 4.5 8:43 AM ...LITCHFIELD COUNTY... BAKERSVILLE 8.8 BARKHAMPSTED 6.0 FALLS VILLAGE 3.0 ...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT ...FAIRFIELD... DANBURY 5.0 (AS OF 4 PM) NORWALK 3.0 " BRIDGEPORT 1.5 " ...NEW HAVEN... GUILFORD 2.1 (AS OF 4 PM) PROSPECT 7.0 " ...RHODE ISLAND... ...PROVIDENCE COUNTY... BURRILLVILLE 7.0 6:35 AM FOSTER 5.0 7:49 AM JOHNSTON 4.0 10:35 AM SD 11" TOTAL SNOWPACK WE 3.9" WOONSOCKET 3.0 9:35 AM COOP CUMBERLAND 2.5 6:00 AM PROVIDENCE-TF GREEN APRT 0.8 1:33 PM .26 H20 EQUIV ...KENT COUNTY... WEST WARWICK 2.5 7:58 AM COVENTRY 2.5 9:59 AM .44 H2O EQUIV ...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... ...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY... WEARE 12.0 12:30 PM FRANCESTOWN 10.0 9:35 AM COOP NASHUA 9.0 5:30 AM WILTON 8.6 10:36 AM 37 ON GROUND .70 H20 EQUIV MERRIMACK 8.5 10:36 AM MILFORD 8.0 9:35 AM COOP HUDSON 7.9 9:36 AM COOP MILFORD 7.0 6:33 AM BROOKLINE 6.0 9:02 AM PETERBOROUGH 6.0 7:25 AM TEMPLE 6.0 10:20 AM NEW HAMPSHIRE DOT ...CHESHIRE COUNTY... JAFFREY 7.5 6:37 AM MARLBOROUGH 5.5 4:51 AM MARLOW 5.0 7:00 AM COOP W.E. .46 KEENE 4.8 8:39 AM W.E. .31 ELEV 500 FT. SWANZEY 4.5 4:52 AM OTTER BROOK 4.0 7:00 AM