Winter Storm in Massachusetts, December 29 to 30, 1997

Name: Winter Storm in Massachusetts, December 29 to 30, 1997
Start: 1997-12-29T16:00
End: 1997-12-30T18:00
Location: Massachusetts

December 29 to 30, 1997 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $15,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

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Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Berkshire

When: December 29, 4:00 PM EST to December 30, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Berkshire forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

On December 29 and 30, a winter storm tracked from Cape Hatteras to northern New England. This storm produced heavy snow across Berkshire County, with snowfall totals of 5 to 10 inches common. At Pittsfield, 10 inches of snow fell. The heaviest snow occurred in the higher elevations and in the northern part of the county. The wet snow and strong gusty winds caused scattered power outages.

What these are

Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Massachusetts in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Massachusetts, December 1997

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: 5619513.