Massachusetts, 1999

Winter Storm in Massachusetts, January 14 to 15, 1999

January 14 to 15, 1999 · 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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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • 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
$1,000
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.

The radar

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Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Berkshire

When
January 14, 6:00 AM EST to January 15, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Berkshire forecast zone
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An extremely cold arctic air mass moved into western Massachusetts on January 13 and January 14. At the same time an area of low pressure developed over Kentucky. This low moved east to northern Virgina then turned north and moved up the Hudson Valley of New York on January 15. The storm brought a significant amount of snow sleet and freezing rain to the region with total melted precipitation exceeding half an inch in the Berkshires.

What these are

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

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5685625.