Heavy Snow, Western Franklin
- When
- March 6, 3:00 PM EST to March 7, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.583, -72.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, March 6 to 7, 1999
Low pressure moved eastward from Pennsylvania into the Atlantic , and passed to the south of Cape Cod bringing heavy snow to western, central, and northeast Massachusetts. The snow came in two rounds.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
- 15
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.
Low pressure moved eastward from Pennsylvania into the Atlantic , and passed to the south of Cape Cod bringing heavy snow to western, central, and northeast Massachusetts. The snow came in two rounds. Snow began around mid-afternoon on Saturday, March 6th, and accumulated at rates of at least one inch per hour in parts of Worcester, Middlesex, and Essex Counties. By late evening, totals ranged from 6 to 8 inches in these areas.The second round of snow began early in the morning of Sunday, March 7th, and ended by afternoon. Some of the highest amounts reported, as final storm totals, included 11.5 inches in West Newbury, 11 inches in Gardner, 10 inches in Methuen, Dracut, Woburn, and Pepperell, 9 inches in Harvard, Charlemont, and Chesterfield, 8 inches in Walpole, and 6 inches in East Boston (not Logan Airport). The storm produced poor driving conditions which resulted in several minor accidents. However, since the storm occurred over a weekend, its effects were minimized.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Essex
- When
- March 6, 3:00 PM EST to March 7, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Essex forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.639, -70.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Franklin
- When
- March 6, 3:00 PM EST to March 7, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.583, -72.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Hampden
- When
- March 6, 3:00 PM EST to March 7, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Hampden forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Hampshire
- When
- March 6, 3:00 PM EST to March 7, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Hampshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Norfolk
- When
- March 6, 3:00 PM EST to March 7, 12:00 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)
Heavy Snow, Northern Worcester
- When
- March 6, 3:00 PM EST to March 7, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Worcester forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southeast Middlesex
- When
- March 6, 3:00 PM EST to March 7, 12:00 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)
Heavy Snow, Southern Worcester
- When
- March 6, 3:00 PM EST to March 7, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Worcester forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Suffolk / Also Part of Norfolk
- When
- March 6, 3:00 PM EST to March 7, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk / Also Part of Norfolk forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.264, -71.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Western Essex
- When
- March 6, 3:00 PM EST to March 7, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Essex forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.639, -70.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Western Hampden
- When
- March 6, 3:00 PM EST to March 7, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Hampden forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Western Hampshire
- When
- March 6, 3:00 PM EST to March 7, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Hampshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Western Middlesex
- When
- March 6, 3:00 PM EST to March 7, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Middlesex forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.486, -71.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Western Norfolk
- When
- March 6, 3:00 PM EST to March 7, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Norfolk forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.171, -71.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Lightning Strike in Florida, March 6, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 6, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, March 6 to 7, 1999
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, March 6 to 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 6 to 7, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 6 to 7, 1999
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 6 to 7, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 6, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, March 6 to 7, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 6 to 7, 1999
- Hail in Mississippi, March 6, 1999
- Winter Weather in Maryland, March 6, 1999
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, March 1999
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5692990, 5692991, 5692992, 5692993, 5692994, 5692995, 5692996, 5692997, 5692998, 5692999, 5693000, 5693001, 5693002, 5693003, 5693004.