Winter Weather, Western Franklin
- When
- January 30, 7:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.583, -72.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 30, 2001
Freezing rain resulted in dozens of minor accidents throughout central and western Massachusetts.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- 10
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.
Freezing rain resulted in dozens of minor accidents throughout central and western Massachusetts.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Eastern Franklin
- When
- January 30, 7:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.583, -72.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Hampden
- When
- January 30, 7:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Hampden forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Hampshire
- When
- January 30, 7:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Hampshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Worcester
- When
- January 30, 7:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Worcester forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Worcester
- When
- January 30, 7:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Worcester forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Essex
- When
- January 30, 7:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Essex forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.639, -70.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Hampden
- When
- January 30, 7:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Hampden forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Hampshire
- When
- January 30, 7:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Hampshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Middlesex
- When
- January 30, 7:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Middlesex forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.486, -71.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in California, January 30 to 31, 2001
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, January 30 to 31, 2001
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, January 30 to 31, 2001
- High Wind in Washington, January 30, 2001
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 30, 2001
- Winter Weather in New York, January 30, 2001
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 30, 2001
- Blizzard in Colorado, January 30 to 31, 2001
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 30, 2001
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 30, 2001
- Winter Storm in Maine, January 30 to 31, 2001
- Winter Weather in Connecticut, January 30, 2001
More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5227998, 5227999, 5228000, 5228001, 5228002, 5228003, 5228004, 5228005, 5228093, 5228094.