Massachusetts, 1998

Winter Weather in Massachusetts, February 4 to 5, 1998

February 4 to 5, 1998 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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.

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1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Berkshire

When
February 4, 11:00 PM EST to February 5, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Berkshire forecast zone
Coordinates
42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An intense low pressure system off the Mid-Atlantic coast produced freezing rain across Berkshire County. The freezing rain was occasionally mixed with sleet and wet snow. Icy roads caused many traffic accidents and school closings.

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.

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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: 5631223.