Winter Storm, Berkshire
- When
- December 30, 9:00 AM EST to December 31, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Berkshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Energy from a strong upper level disturbance, diving southeast from the northern Plains into the Ohio Valley, developed a coastal area of low pressure off the DelMarVa pennisula by early Saturday December 30. This low deepened while tracking almost due northward, about 50 miles east of the coastline. The storm reached central Long Island by mid afternoon and interior southern New England by the evening hours. The low then tracked more to the northeast near the I-95 Corridor and slid off the coastline near Boston by early Sunday December 31. With plenty of cold air in place, this storm brought a significant snowstorm to Berkshire county. A general 7 to 14 inch swath of snow fell across the county, with Savoy reporting 13 and Dalton 7.6 inches respectively. Since the snow fell during a holiday weekend, the impact of the storm was minimized. No major problems were reported to the National Weather Service. There was some blowing and minor drifting reported with the snow.