Heavy Snow, Western Franklin
- When
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 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, February 18 to 19, 2000
Low pressure tracking from the Ohio Valley to the coast of southern New England brought heavy snow to much of the Bay State, with the exception of the south coast, Cape Cod, and the Islands where only 2 to 5 inches of snow fell. Most places ended up with 6 to 8 inches of snow from the storm, but as much as 10 inches fell across northern Massachusetts.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
- 18
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 tracking from the Ohio Valley to the coast of southern New England brought heavy snow to much of the Bay State, with the exception of the south coast, Cape Cod, and the Islands where only 2 to 5 inches of snow fell. Most places ended up with 6 to 8 inches of snow from the storm, but as much as 10 inches fell across northern Massachusetts. The storm, which coincided with the beginning of the Preidents' Day holiday weekend and school vacation week, snarled traffic on major highways and created treacherous driving conditions. Dozens of accidents were reported, many of which were due to excessive speed. At Logan International Airport in Boston, where 8 inches of snow fell, about 60 percent of the scheduled flights in and out of the airport were canceled at the height of the storm.Some snowfall totals include 10 inches in Athol and Methuen; 9 inches in Erving, Westborough, Tyngsboro, and Woburn; 8 inches in Northampton, Palmer, Deerfield, Ashburnham, North Andover, Newburyport, Chelmsford, Norwood, and Norton; 7 inches in Springfield, Grafton, Hyde Park, and Stoughton; and 6 inches in Foxboro, Easton, Needham, and Belchertown.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Essex
- When
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 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
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 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
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 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
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 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
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 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, Eastern Plymouth / Also Part of Norfolk
- When
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Plymouth / Also Part of Norfolk forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.079, -70.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Bristol
- When
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Bristol forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.757, -71.088 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Worcester
- When
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 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
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 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
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 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
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 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
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 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
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 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
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 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
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 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
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 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)
Heavy Snow, Western Plymouth
- When
- February 18, 12:00 PM EST to February 19, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Plymouth forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.987, -70.737 (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
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, February 18 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, February 18 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, February 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, February 18 to 19, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Pennsylvania, February 18 to 20, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, February 18 to 19, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, February 18 to 19, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, February 18 to 21, 2000
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, February 18, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 18, 2000
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, February 2000
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: 5133353, 5133354, 5133355, 5133356, 5133357, 5133358, 5133359, 5133360, 5133361, 5133362, 5133363, 5133364, 5133365, 5133366, 5133367, 5133368, 5133369, 5133370.