Winter Weather, Southeast Middlesex
- When
- December 22, 8:30 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Southeast Middlesex forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.486, -71.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Massachusetts, December 22, 1998
Sudden snow squalls near the beginning of the evening rush hour in the Greater Boston area brought a dusting to an inch of snow which quickly iced area roads. Multiple car accidents occurred on several bridges.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
Sudden snow squalls near the beginning of the evening rush hour in the Greater Boston area brought a dusting to an inch of snow which quickly iced area roads. Multiple car accidents occurred on several bridges. Scores of skidding accidents resulted in gridlock on a number of streets in and around the City of Boston. There were also several serious accidents on the Expressway. This event set a record for the latest date of the first measurable snowfall in any season in the Greater Boston area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Suffolk / Also Part of Norfolk
- When
- December 22, 8:30 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk / Also Part of Norfolk forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.264, -71.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Norfolk
- When
- December 22, 8:30 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Norfolk forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.171, -71.184 (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
- Ice Storm in Texas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, December 22 to 25, 1998
- Strong Wind in Maine, December 22, 1998
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 22 to 25, 1998
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, December 22 to 23, 1998
- High Wind in Vermont, December 22, 1998
- Cold in California, December 22, 1998
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, December 1998
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: 5677769, 5677770, 5677771.