Winter Weather, Northern Berkshire
- When
- January 13, 11:00 PM EST to January 14, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Berkshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 13 to 14, 2008
A low pressure system approaching from the Great Lakes, in combination with another low pressure system traveling northeast off the mid Atlantic coast, produced light to moderate snowfall across western Massachusetts from late Sunday night on January 13th, into Monday morning on January 14th. Total snowfall accumulations ranged from 3 to 5 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 ALY wrote it up.
A low pressure system approaching from the Great Lakes, in combination with another low pressure system traveling northeast off the mid Atlantic coast, produced light to moderate snowfall across western Massachusetts from late Sunday night on January 13th, into Monday morning on January 14th.
Total snowfall accumulations ranged from 3 to 5 inches.
This snowfall created hazardous travel conditions for the Monday morning commute, and also led to the closings, or delayed openings of some schools and businesses for Monday morning.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Southern Berkshire
- When
- January 13, 11:00 PM EST to January 14, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Berkshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.371, -73.206 (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
- Avalanche in Montana, January 13, 2008
- Extreme Cold in North Dakota, January 13 to 14, 2008
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 13 to 18, 2008
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New York, January 13 to 14, 2008
- Lake-Effect Snow in Wisconsin, January 13 to 14, 2008
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 13 to 14, 2008
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 13 to 14, 2008
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Connecticut, January 13 to 14, 2008
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 13, 2008
- Hail in Florida, January 13, 2008
- Freezing Fog in Nevada, January 13 to 14, 2008
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, January 2008
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 73464, 73465.