Winter Weather, Southern Berkshire
- When
- January 18, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 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)
Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 18, 2014
An approaching upper level trough allowed an area of low pressure to develop along the New Jersey shore on the morning of Saturday, January 18th. As this low pressure area rapidly developed, a fast moving area of snowfall moved northeast across western Massachusetts, beginning in the late morning hours.
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
- 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 happened
The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
An approaching upper level trough allowed an area of low pressure to develop along the New Jersey shore on the morning of Saturday, January 18th. As this low pressure area rapidly developed, a fast moving area of snowfall moved northeast across western Massachusetts, beginning in the late morning hours. Within this snowfall were localized areas of moderate to heavy snow. Snow fell at rates in excess of one inch per hour in spots. Snow tapered off by the late afternoon as the area of snow moved northeast into central and eastern New England, and amounts varied significantly across Berkshire County. Although most areas only saw a few inches, a small area in the higher elevations of southern Berkshire County received 6 to 10 inches of snowfall. As a result of this snow, local newspaper media reported numerous traffic accidents and motorists stuck on snowy roads.
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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- Avalanche in Washington, January 18, 2014
- Winter Weather in Ohio, January 18 to 19, 2014
- High Wind in Nebraska, January 18, 2014
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 18, 2014
- High Wind in Nebraska, January 18, 2014
- High Wind in Montana, January 18 to 21, 2014
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 18, 2014
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 18, 2014
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 18, 2014
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 18, 2014
- Winter Weather in Indiana, January 18 to 19, 2014
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, January 2014
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: 486502.