Massachusetts, 2001Winter Storm in Massachusetts, March 9, 2001
March 9, 2001 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 9, 2:47 PM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 2:47 PM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
247 PM EST FRI MAR 9 2001
.DISC...LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE UP THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT...
AFTER IT GETS A LITTLE MORE ORGANIZED SOUTH OF OUR REGION EARLY THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL MEAN SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. H7 UVV SHOWS
PIVOTING OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION REGION UP INTO CNTRL NEW
ENG...THEN ROTATING BACK WESTWARD ACROSS BERKSHIRES AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT. THIS IS ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED ON MESOETA...WHICH SHOWS
HEAVIEST PCPN IN COMMA HEAD WHICH LINES UP WITH H8 DEFORMATION ZONE
BCK ACRS TACONICS...BERKS AND SRN VT BTWN 00Z AND 06Z...BEFORE IT
ALL LIFTS OUT SATURDAY MORNING. RADAR IMAGERY AND SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS SUPPORT THIS PROGRESSION. EXPECT THE RESULTING
HEAVIER SNOWS AND LONGER DURATION TO REQUIRE THE BUMPING UP OF
TOTALS TO 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THIS REGION. BRIEF DOWNSLOPING DURG
LATE AFT HRS WILL KEEP AMTS IN 6 TO 12 RNG JST OUTSIDE OF THE 8 TO
16 AREA. THE MOHAWK VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST ADIRONDACKS WL HAV LESS
WITH 5 TO 10 AND 4 TO 8 INCHES RESPECTIVELY...AND SNW TAPERING OFF
AFT 03Z. EXPECT SOME SUNSHINE TO BREAK OUT MOST PLACES DURING DAY
SAT WITH CHC OF SNW DURG ERLY MRNG NE. SLGT TWEAKING TO FWC
TEMPS...OTHERWISE THEY LOOK GOOD.
BRIEF REPRIEVE UNTIL THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT ON SUNDAY SETS OFF
SOME LIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS...MOSTLY NORTH. RAIN MAY MIX IN. MID
HUDSON LEFT DRY. THE NEXT SYSTEM TO WATCH WILL BE ALONG ON TUESDAY.
.ALY...WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT
NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
VTZ013-014-MAZ001-CTZ001
ELHWinter Storm, Berkshire
- When
- March 9, 6:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Berkshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Just as western Massachusetts had recovered from the big snowstorm, another nor'easter moved up the coast, forming off the Jersey coast early on March 9th, and reaching Cape Cod shortly after midnight. This storm was not nearly as powerful as its predecessor, nor did it include as much moisture. Snowfall amounts were somewhat elevation dependent and the snow had a high moisture content. A 6-12 inch swath of snow fell across Berkshire county. Specific amounts included 7 inches at Lanesboro, 10 at West Otis and 11.5 in the town of Florida.
- 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.
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, March 9 to 10, 2001$3.0 million · 13 events
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, March 9 to 10, 2001$2.0 million · 3 events
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 9 to 10, 2001$500,000 · 2 events
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, March 9 to 10, 2001$500,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 9, 2001$325,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in New York, March 9 to 10, 2001$50,000 · 10 events
- Winter Weather in Vermont, March 9 to 10, 2001$50,000 · 10 events
- Winter Weather in New York, March 9 to 10, 2001$40,000 · 8 events
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 9, 2001$30,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 9, 2001$25,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 9, 2001$25,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 9 to 10, 2001$20,000 · 2 events
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: 5236972.