PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...FINAL SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 125 PM EST FRI JAN 28 2011 A CLASSIC NOREASTER AFFECTED OUR REGION JANUARY 26-27. THE FIRST SNOWS BEGAN TO FALL LATE MORNING ON JANUARY 26 ALONG THE SOUTH COAST...WITH A MIX WITH RAIN AT THE ONSET FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. DURING THE EVENING OF JANUARY 26 INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF JANUARY 27...THE STORM GAINED INTENSITY AS IT PASSED SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET. FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TO 5AM ON JANUARY 27...PRECIPITATION FELL AS ALL SNOW ACROSS THE REGION WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW TAPERED OFF BETWEEN 7-9AM ON JANUARY 27 AS THE STORM PULLED AWAY AND HEADED TOWARD NOVA SCOTIA. THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL SNOWFALL AND WIND OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE STORM THAT AFFECTED 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... GLASTONBURY 17.0 1020 AM 1/27 SPOTTER SOUTH WINDSOR 15.0 816 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO MANCHESTER 14.8 607 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO SUFFIELD 14.2 601 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ENFIELD 13.5 809 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO WETHERSFIELD 13.0 801 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ROCKY HILL 12.5 544 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO WINDSOR LOCKS 12.0 700 AM 1/27 BRADLEY AIRPORT EAST WINDSOR 12.0 813 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO BRISTOL 12.0 730 AM 1/27 SPOTTER WEST HARTFORD 11.0 159 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO UNIONVILLE 10.0 458 PM 1/27 SPOTTER AVON 9.5 614 AM 1/27 SPOTTER BURLINGTON 9.0 833 AM 1/27 SPOTTER EAST FARMINGTON HEIG 9.0 554 AM 1/27 SPOTTER GRANBY (2MI SW) 8.0 1018 AM 1/27 NWS EMPLOYEE NORTH GRANBY 6.5 700 AM 1/27 SPOTTER GRANBY 6.0 803 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ...TOLLAND COUNTY... STAFFORDVILLE 19.2 757 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER STAFFORD 18.0 611 AM 1/27 SPOTTER STAFFORD SPRINGS 16.0 949 AM 1/27 SPOTTER TOLLAND 16.0 616 AM 1/27 SPOTTER COVENTRY 15.0 1033 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC SOMERS 13.0 108 PM 1/27 SPOTTER VERNON 13.0 609 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ELLINGTON 13.0 807 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO STORRS 13.0 107 PM 1/27 SPOTTER ...WINDHAM COUNTY... HAMPTON 18.0 800 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER MOOSUP 17.5 901 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO EAST KILLINGLY 16.5 640 AM 1/27 SPOTTER DANIELSON 15.0 903 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ASHFORD 14.0 903 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO SCOTLAND 13.0 730 AM 1/27 SPOTTER MASSACHUSETTS ...BARNSTABLE COUNTY... SAGAMORE 7.5 540 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO EAST SANDWICH 6.5 800 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER BOURNE 5.7 540 AM 1/27 SPOTTER SOUTH DENNIS 5.0 849 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO SANDWICH 4.8 852 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO BARNSTABLE 4.0 542 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO CENTERVILLE 4.0 615 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO WOODS HOLE 3.6 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER FALMOUTH 3.5 754 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO BREWSTER 3.2 122 PM 1/27 SPOTTER SOUTH HYANNIS 3.0 627 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO EASTHAM 3.0 602 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO WAQUOIT 3.0 613 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO YARMOUTH 2.5 627 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO HARWICH 2.5 853 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO CHATHAM 1.6 1000 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER ...BRISTOL COUNTY... NORTH ATTLEBORO 13.0 446 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO SOMERSET 12.0 814 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO SEEKONK 12.0 1020 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO NORTON 11.0 919 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO TAUNTON 2.6 NW 11.0 647 AM 1/27 NWS EMPLOYEE EAST RAYNHAM 10.0 920 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ASSONET 10.0 720 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO TAUNTON 9.5 700 AM 1/27 NWS OFFICE DIGHTON 8.6 1021 AM 1/27 NWS EMPLOYEE WESTPORT 8.0 941 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO NEW BEDFORD 7.5 612 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ACUSHNET 6.8 613 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO FALL RIVER 6.0 353 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO FAIRHAVEN 4.9 612 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ...DUKES COUNTY... WEST TISBURY 3.0 614 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO EDGARTOWN 1.8 1005 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER ...ESSEX COUNTY... SALEM 12.0 1205 PM 1/27 SPOTTER GEORGETOWN 12.0 207 PM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC GROVELAND 12.0 910 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ROCKPORT 12.0 956 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO SAUGUS 11.0 1224 PM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC TOPSFIELD 10.5 954 AM 1/27 SPOTTER DANVERS 10.0 831 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO WEST PEABODY 9.5 738 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO MARBLEHEAD 9.3 900 AM 1/27 SPOTTER SWAMPSCOTT 9.0 1010 AM 1/27 SPOTTER GLOUCESTER 9.0 219 PM 1/27 SPOTTER METHUEN 8.5 730 AM 1/27 SPOTTER ANDOVER 8.0 544 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO NEWBURYPORT 8.0 1000 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER LAWRENCE 8.0 857 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO SALISBURY 8.0 632 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO NORTH ANDOVER 7.5 102 PM 1/27 SPOTTER HAVERHILL 7.0 727 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ...FRANKLIN COUNTY... ASHFIELD 7.4 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER ERVING 7.0 635 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO SHELBURNE 5.5 930 AM 1/27 SPOTTER COLRAIN 5.0 902 AM 1/27 SPOTTER SUNDERLAND 3.7 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER LEVERETT 3.5 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER GREENFIELD 3.4 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER ...HAMPDEN COUNTY... LONGMEADOW 13.5 1035 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC HAMPDEN 12.0 530 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO AGAWAM 10.0 954 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO WESTFIELD 8.0 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER WEST SPRINGFIELD 7.5 451 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO MONTGOMERY 7.0 533 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO SPRINGFIELD 6.0 708 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO SOUTHWICK 6.0 600 AM 1/27 SPOTTER GRANVILLE 5.0 854 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY... PLAINFIELD 8.5 1136 AM 1/27 SPOTTER SOUTH HADLEY 7.0 830 AM 1/27 SPOTTER GOSHEN 7.0 532 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO WARE 6.6 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER WORTHINGTON 5.0 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER NORTHAMPTON 5.0 533 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO BELCHERTOWN (WEST EN 4.0 840 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO AMHERST 4.0 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER HADLEY 4.0 950 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC EASTHAMPTON 4.0 758 AM 1/27 SPOTTER GRANBY 3.8 820 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC ...MIDDLESEX COUNTY... WINCHESTER 13.5 857 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO ACTON 12.7 746 AM 1/27 SPOTTER WILMINGTON 12.2 859 PM 1/27 HAM RADIO GROTON 12.0 803 AM 1/27 SPOTTER WAYLAND 12.0 730 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO NATICK 11.5 745 AM 1/27 SPOTTER MAYNARD 11.0 800 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER LEXINGTON 11.0 944 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO CHELMSFORD 11.0 910 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC HUDSON 11.0 730 AM 1/27 SPOTTER FRAMINGHAM 10.9 652 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO LOWELL 10.2 1000 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER TEWKSBURY 10.0 512 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO WAKEFIELD 9.9 1010 AM 1/27 SPOTTER WESTON 9.8 720 AM 1/27 SPOTTER CONCORD 9.7 1040 AM 1/27 SPOTTER BEDFORD 9.4 831 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO DRACUT 9.2 945 AM 1/27 SPOTTER WESTFORD 9.0 644 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO SHIRLEY 9.0 600 AM 1/27 SPOTTER AYER 8.9 842 AM 1/27 SPOTTER READING 8.5 1100 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER SOMERVILLE 8.5 700 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO BELMONT 8.5 942 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO PEPPERELL 8.0 746 AM 1/27 SPOTTER BURLINGTON 6.0 328 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ...NORFOLK COUNTY... BLUE HILLS 14.7 200 PM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER FRANKLIN 13.5 1036 AM 1/27 SPOTTER DOVER 12.5 846 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO WALPOLE 12.2 800 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER WEYMOUTH 12.0 745 AM 1/27 SPOTTER SOUTH WEYMOUTH 11.5 206 PM 1/27 MEDIA FOXBORO 11.3 747 AM 1/27 NWS EMPLOYEE NORTH WEYMOUTH 10.5 937 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC NEEDHAM 10.4 1030 AM 1/27 SPOTTER NORWOOD 9.7 745 AM 1/27 NWS EMPLOYEE RANDOLPH 9.1 1053 AM 1/27 SPOTTER ...PLYMOUTH COUNTY... BROCKTON 13.0 731 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO 1 N BROCKTON 12.5 146 PM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER MIDDLEBORO 12.0 800 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER HANOVER 11.5 746 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC DUXBURY 11.5 150 PM 1/27 SPOTTER HINGHAM 11.0 740 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER HALIFAX 10.8 659 AM 1/27 SPOTTER ROCKLAND 10.0 629 AM 1/27 SPOTTER HANSON 9.1 1022 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO MANOMET - PINE HILLS 9.0 1031 AM 1/27 SOUTH PLYMOUTH 8.0 540 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ROCHESTER 7.0 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER SCITUATE 6.5 353 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO BRIDGEWATER 6.0 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER ...SUFFOLK COUNTY... ROSLINDALE 12.4 1051 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO WEST ROXBURY 12.0 905 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC SOUTH BOSTON 11.5 416 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO DORCHESTER 11.3 933 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC EAST BOSTON 9.9 700 AM 1/27 LOGAN AIRPORT WINTHROP 9.9 800 AM 1/27 SPOTTER ...WORCESTER COUNTY... MILFORD 14.0 752 AM 1/27 SPOTTER GRAFTON 13.5 654 AM 1/27 SPOTTER SHREWSBURY 12.6 700 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC NORTHBRIDGE 12.5 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER NORTH GRAFTON 12.5 732 AM 1/27 SPOTTER WORCESTER 12.3 700 AM 1/27 AIRPORT OXFORD 12.2 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER DOUGLAS 12.0 952 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO HOLDEN 11.5 700 AM 1/27 SPOTTER STERLING 11.5 854 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC HARVARD 11.0 839 AM 1/27 SPOTTER SPENCER 10.9 657 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC CLINTON 10.5 633 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO LANCASTER 10.5 1015 AM 1/27 SPOTTER SOUTHBRIDGE 10.2 655 AM 1/27 SPOTTER NORTH BROOKFIELD 10.0 710 AM 1/27 SPOTTER LEOMINSTER 10.0 632 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO HOPEDALE 9.5 918 AM 1/27 SPOTTER BOYLSTON 9.3 807 AM 1/27 SPOTTER STURBRIDGE 9.0 621 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC CHARLTON 8.0 328 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO WEST BROOKFIELD 8.0 1030 AM 1/27 SPOTTER HUBBARDSTON 8.0 539 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC FITCHBURG 8.0 1045 AM 1/27 SPOTTER HARDWICK 7.0 730 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER WEST WARREN 6.8 705 AM 1/27 SPOTTER ASHBURNHAM 6.0 730 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER PHILLIPSTON 6.0 820 AM 1/27 SPOTTER TEMPLETON 5.0 458 AM 1/27 SPOTTER ROYALSTON 5.0 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER NEW HAMPSHIRE ...CHESHIRE COUNTY... EAST ALSTEAD 4.0 601 AM 1/27 SPOTTER WALPOLE 4.0 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER KEENE 3.3 737 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER SURRY 3.2 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER MARLOW 3.0 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER ...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY... 1 S HUDSON 9.0 745 AM 1/27 SPOTTER NASHUA 7.1 900 AM 1/27 NWS EMPLOYEE PELHAM 7.0 1027 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO HUDSON 6.2 800 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER FRANCESTOWN 6.0 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER MASON 5.2 847 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC MANCHESTER 5.0 636 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO EAST MILFORD 4.2 730 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER MERRIMACK 4.0 1115 AM 1/27 SPOTTER GOFFSTOWN 3.5 821 AM 1/27 SPOTTER SOUTH WEARE 3.5 815 AM 1/27 SPOTTER RHODE ISLAND ...BRISTOL COUNTY... BARRINGTON 9.5 928 AM 1/27 MEDIA ...KENT COUNTY... WEST GREENWICH 13.0 938 AM 1/27 SPOTTER WEST WARWICK 13.0 704 AM 1/27 SPOTTER COVENTRY 12.0 1043 AM 1/27 SPOTTER WARWICK 11.0 625 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO 2 E WARWICK 9.1 700 AM 1/27 TF GREEN AIRPORT ...NEWPORT COUNTY... NORTH TIVERTON 12.0 1022 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO MIDDLETOWN 7.0 750 AM 1/27 SPOTTER LITTLE COMPTON 5.8 730 AM 1/27 SPOTTER NEWPORT 5.2 745 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ...PROVIDENCE COUNTY... BURRILLVILLE 17.0 1019 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO HARRISVILLE 15.8 711 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC NORTH FOSTER 15.1 830 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER WEST GLOCESTER 14.2 701 AM 1/27 SPOTTER SCITUATE 13.5 853 AM 1/27 SPOTTER WOONSOCKET 13.0 700 AM 1/27 CO-OP OBSERVER CUMBERLAND 12.4 1008 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC NORTH PROVIDENCE 10.5 706 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC CRANSTON 10.0 801 AM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC PROVIDENCE 9.5 402 PM 1/27 GENERAL PUBLIC RUMFORD 9.2 700 AM 1/27 EMERGENCY MANAGER ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... CHARLESTOWN 11.0 645 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO NORTH KINGSTOWN 10.0 1021 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO NARRAGANSETT 9.0 838 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO ***********************PEAK WIND GUST*********************** LOCATION MAX WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS GUST OF MPH MEASUREMENT MASSACHUSETTS ...BARNSTABLE COUNTY... HYANNIS 46 454 AM 1/27 HYA ASOS ...ESSEX COUNTY... ROCKPORT 45 132 AM 1/27 HAM RADIO MARBLEHEAD 45 900 AM 1/27 SPOTTER ...NANTUCKET COUNTY... NANTUCKET 49 1250 AM 1/27 ACK ASOS ...NORFOLK COUNTY... BLUE HILLS 48 1047 PM 1/26 BLUE HILL WIND RECORDER MILTON 45 1047 PM 1/26 BLUE HILL ASOS ***********************SUSTAINED WIND*********************** LOCATION WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS SPEED OF MPH MEASUREMENT MASSACHUSETTS ...BARNSTABLE COUNTY... HYANNIS 32 411 AM 1/27 HYA ASOS ...DUKES COUNTY... VINEYARD HAVEN 33 146 AM 1/27 MVY ASOS $$