Heavy Snow, Western Franklin
- When
- November 22, 6:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.583, -72.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, November 22, 1997
Heavy snowfall was reported in some isolated locations in the high elevations of the eastern slopes of the Berkshires, where Ashfield reported an accumulation of 6 inches.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
Heavy snowfall was reported in some isolated locations in the high elevations of the eastern slopes of the Berkshires, where Ashfield reported an accumulation of 6 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Weather in Vermont, November 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 22, 1997
- Flood in Florida, November 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 22, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 22 to 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, November 22, 1997
- Winter Weather in New York, November 22, 1997
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, November 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5625434.