Massachusetts, 2009

Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 19, 2009

January 19, 2009 · NWS BOX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

An upper level disturbance followed the previous days clipper low providing enough energy for an isolated heavy snow event along the east coast of Massachusetts.

Where it happened

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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 BOX wrote it up.

An upper level disturbance followed the previous days clipper low providing enough energy for an isolated heavy snow event along the east coast of Massachusetts.

The radar

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Suffolk

When
January 19, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Suffolk forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
42.264, -71.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five and a half inches of snow fell at Boston's Logan Airport.

Heavy Snow, Eastern Plymouth

When
January 19, 3:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Plymouth forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.079, -70.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five and a half inches of snow fell in eastern Plymouth County.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 150221, 150222.