Winter Weather, Western Franklin
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.583, -72.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Massachusetts, March 3, 1996
21 winter weather, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 21 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 21
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
21 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Eastern Franklin
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.583, -72.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Worcester
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Worcester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Middlesex
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Middlesex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.486, -71.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Essex
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Essex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.639, -70.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Essex
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Essex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.639, -70.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Hampshire
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Hampshire forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Hampden
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Hampden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Hampshire
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Hampshire forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Hampden
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Hampden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Worcester
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Worcester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Norfolk
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Norfolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.171, -71.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southeast Middlesex
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southeast Middlesex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.486, -71.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Suffolk
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.264, -71.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Norfolk
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Norfolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.171, -71.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Bristol
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Bristol forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.757, -71.088 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Plymouth
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Plymouth forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.987, -70.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Plymouth
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Plymouth forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.079, -70.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Bristol
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Bristol forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.757, -71.088 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Plymouth
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Plymouth forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.987, -70.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Barnstable
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Barnstable forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.684, -70.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 3 to 4, 1996
- High Wind in Hawaii, March 3 to 4, 1996
- Flash Flood in Hawaii, March 3, 1996
- High Wind in Hawaii, March 3 to 4, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 3, 1996
- High Wind in Maryland, March 3, 1996
- High Wind in Florida, March 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, March 3, 1996
- Winter Weather in Rhode Island, March 3, 1996
- Winter Weather in Connecticut, March 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 3 to 5, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, March 3 to 4, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5545898, 5545899, 5545900, 5545901, 5545902, 5545903, 5545904, 5545905, 5545906, 5545907, 5545908, 5545909, 5545910, 5545911, 5545912, 5545913, 5545914, 5545915, 5545916, 5545917, 5545918.