Winter Weather, Northern Worcester
- When
- February 6, 9:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Worcester forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 42.351, -71.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Massachusetts, February 6, 2006
Bands of lake effect snow showers brought briefly heavy snow squalls to central Massachusetts during the mid to late morning of 6 February 2006. These snow squalls produced a quick dusting to almost 2 inches of snow, and visibilities that reduced to less than 1/4 inch at times across northern Worcester county.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $100,000
- 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 happened
The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
Bands of lake effect snow showers brought briefly heavy snow squalls to central Massachusetts during the mid to late morning of 6 February 2006. These snow squalls produced a quick dusting to almost 2 inches of snow, and visibilities that reduced to less than 1/4 inch at times across northern Worcester county. The snow melted and refroze on roadways, which resulted in 15 known automobile accidents in Gardner, 9 accidents in Athol, 2 in Westminster, and 1 in Hubbardston. In addition, Central Street in Gardner was shut down near Monument park when a school bus became stuck on a small hill. No known injuries directly resulted from these snow squalls.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
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
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- High Wind in Alaska, February 6, 2006
- Heavy Rain in American Samoa, February 6, 2006
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- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 6, 2006
- Blizzard in Alaska, February 6, 2006
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5490126.