Winter Weather, Western Franklin
- When
- March 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 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 14, 1997
Several inches of snow accumulated before precipitation changed to light freezing rain. The maximum snowfall reported was 5 inches in Greenfield.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
Several inches of snow accumulated before precipitation changed to light freezing rain. The maximum snowfall reported was 5 inches in Greenfield. Glaze accretion was generally minor with thicknesses of a few tenths of an inch. There were a few reports of scattered, brief power outages.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Eastern Essex
- When
- March 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Essex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.639, -70.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Franklin
- When
- March 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.583, -72.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Hampden
- When
- March 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Hampden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Hampshire
- When
- March 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Hampshire forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Worcester
- When
- March 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Worcester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Worcester
- When
- March 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Worcester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Essex
- When
- March 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Essex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.639, -70.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Hampden
- When
- March 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Hampden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Hampshire
- When
- March 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Hampshire forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Middlesex
- When
- March 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Middlesex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.486, -71.392 (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
- Winter Storm in New York, March 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 14, 1997
- Tornado in South Carolina, March 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, March 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, March 14, 1997
- Storm Surge in Pennsylvania, March 14 to 15, 1997
- Tornado in South Carolina, March 14, 1997
- Flooding in Michigan, March 14, 1997
- Flooding in Indiana, March 14, 1997
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, March 14, 1997
- Ice Storm in Michigan, March 14, 1997
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, March 14, 1997
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: 5597507, 5597508, 5597509, 5597510, 5597511, 5597512, 5597513, 5597514, 5597515, 5597516, 5597517.