Low pressure along the Carolina coast March 12 moved up the coast and passed offshore of Southern New England on March 13, moving off through the Maritimes on March 14. The storm brought snow accumulations of one to two feet across Eastern Massachusetts and wind gusts of seventy to eighty miles per hour to Cape Cod and the Islands.
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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.
The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
Low pressure along the Carolina coast March 12 moved up the coast and passed offshore of Southern New England on March 13, moving off through the Maritimes on March 14. The storm brought snow accumulations of one to two feet across Eastern Massachusetts and wind gusts of seventy to eighty miles per hour to Cape Cod and the Islands. Blizzard conditions were observed at Boston's Logan International Airport, Marshfield, Plymouth, Hyannis, and Martha's Vineyard.
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 Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 12, 6:07 PM EST, 5 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Taunton MA
707 PM EDT Mon Mar 12 2018
.SYNOPSIS...
Low pressure off the Carolina coast rapidly deepening into a
coastal storm, affecting southern New England tonight into
Tuesday night. This storm will deliver significant accumulating
snow, strong to damaging winds, coastal and marine impacts.
Blustery and chilly weather continues Thursday and Friday
followed by moderating temperatures this weekend. Dry weather
probably dominates late in the week through next weekend.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
7 pm update...
Storm structure evolving, deepening off the Carolina coastline.
The N-stream influence, diving S, tucking in behind the closing
low as observed via latest satellite trends. Cyclonic steering
evident, pulling in all the way from the the Pacific, a sub-
tropical connection out of the Gulf, the baroclinic leaf pattern
fanning, its cyclonic stream packing up against the diving
N-stream negatively-tilted trof, also against the rex block /
suppressing wave over SE Canada. Deep synoptic lift evident as
observed from latest WSR-88Ds, especially over Carolinas, though
likely some bright-banding contamination (noting Dual-Pol CC).
Tieing together, the near-term trends exhibiting the surface low
to rapidly deepen S/E of the 40N / 70W benchmark, noting some of
the guidance further out. However the N-stream pull, back to the
W beneath mid-level features, noting some of the model guidance
briefly tugging on the surface low, retrograding back beneath
lower heights with occlusion. Something to watch with respect to
frontogenetical outcomes / snow-banding along with winds that'll
stretch all the way back towards the Berkshires.
For now, E winds enhancing per isallobaric / pressure gradient
response with the surface low deepening off the Mid-Atlantic
during the overnight period. Clouds still on the increase with
mid to upper level decks spreading from S/W with low ocean-
generated stratus drifting in from the E. Lowering and thickening
with time. Dewpoint depressions still remain rather large, and
got the suppressing wave downstream. Precipitation onset closer
to midnight, things get cranking during the early morning hours
4a if the HRRR is correct.
Tuesday...
*/ Highlights...
- Moderate to heavy snow, some locations seeing upwards of a foot
to perhaps two feet total accumulation
- 1-3"/hr snowfall rates at times, producing visibility less than
a quarter of a mile. Winds expected to yield blizzard
conditions to the east coastal shoreline of MA.
- Strong to damaging winds, E gusts up around 65 mph possible for
far E/SE MA coast, brunt of the winds around Tuesday morning
into early afternoon
- Impacting the Tuesday AM commute with difficult, near impossible
travel
- Especially the Tuesday morning high tide, strong E onshore flow
yielding around a 2 to 3+ foot surge, minor to moderate
coastal flooding issues, especially ocean-facing shores,
vulnerable areas impacted by earlier storm systems
*/ Discussion...
Combination of negatively tilted trough pushing thru the Great Lakes
Region and southern stream energy contributing to intense cyclogenenesis
overnight into Tuesday. Operational models indicating low center
pressure drops about 30 mb in 24 hrs, deepening to around 970 mb
and passing just SE of the 40N/70W benchmark around 12Z- 15Z Tue.
The strong cyclogenesis should result in a pronounced lower fronto-
genetical band in the 850-700 mb layer. At this time better shot
for setup of this band looks to be over eastern MA, but can't rule
out another band potentially setting up to the west. Temperatures
cold enough to support snow, except there might be some mixing with
rain for a time on Nantucket Tue morning before turning back to all
snow.
*/ Uncertainty...
Continue to favor a consensus approach with the track of this low
pressure. Thermal profiles increasingly look to favor all snow, with
the exception of Nantucket and the outer Cape where a period of mix
or a changeover to rain should occur. This introduces some uncertainty
on snowfall accumulations.
*/ Snow...
Looking at snowfall totals of 12-18 inches along the Worcester Hills
and far NE CT eastward, with some higher totals around 20 inches
possible. Where the mesoscale banding sets up will ultimately indicate
where the highest snowfall totals will be. Closer to the I-91 corridor
from Greenfield to Hartford and vicinity thinking snowfall totals
will range mainly from 8-12 inches.
Blizzard Warnings issued earlier today for coastal Essex County MA,
Plymouth County and the Cape and Martha's Vineyard. Elsewhere across
southern New England Winter Storm Warnings remain in effect for
overnight thru Tuesday.
*/ Winds...
925-850 East winds 3-5+ standard deviation from normal, with 925 mb
winds 50-70 kts along far eastern SNE. Low level lapse rates indicate
sufficient mixing, when combined with precipitation drag, to generate
very gusty winds along the east coast of MA, particularly the Cape
and Islands. Continuing thinking that N/NE winds will gust up to
60-65 mph for the east coastal MA shoreline, with the exception
of the immediate Boston area. Blizzard Warning area includes the
area where these strongest wind gusts are expected, with the exception
of Nantucket. For Nantucket a switchover or mix with rain should
keep this area from hitting blizzard criteria. Hence a High Wind
Warning has been issued for Nantucket.
Again, the brunt of the winds will be Tuesday morning into early
afternoon.
Have gone with snow/liquid ratios comparable to previous forecast,
which is a model blend. Expecting a mainly dry/fluffy snow for
much of the interior. Plymouth County and the Cape and islands
are at greatest risk for a heavy/wet snow plus strong winds,
yielding some potential tree damage and power issues.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT/...
Tuesday night...
Nor'easter departs, resulting in slowly improving conditions from
SW to NE. Snow showers and clouds may linger along and north of
the Mass Pike.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
*/ Highlights...
- Wednesday, possibly Thursday, scattered snow showers / squalls
- Starting as early as Thursday into early next week, cold and dry
- Monitoring the following week for any storm activity
*/ Overview...
Continued La Nina influence over the N Pacific. Variable Pacific jet
however preferred H5 ridging lending to downstream trof-ridge-trof
pattern across the CONUS (Rossby wave train) continues. Subtle shift
yet energy is bowled over SE Canada round which cold air will pour S
over the NE CONUS, also N stream energy. Prolonged period of colder
than average temperature. Snow shower/squall activity early on, then
mostly dry. However, any N-stream energy timed with any coincident S-
stream energy, potential exists for additional Nor'Easter activity.
Winter is not over yet. Short and sweet discussion below due to the
oncoming storm activity.
*/ Discussion...
Wednesday, possibly into Thursday...
Scattered snow showers, squalls. Cold air advection yielding steep
lapse rates up to H7 beneath cyclonic flow, deep low-level moisture.
Potential exists for convective activity, potential instability, the
likelihood of quick accumulating snows with any activity, near white-
out conditions, sudden impacts to travel conditions. Wind headlines
likely extended along with possible short-fused headlines for snow
activity anticipated.
As early as Thursday through early next week...
Keep it mostly cold and dry. Can't rule out a mild, more seasonable
period in-between when winds become light rather than persistent NW
winds. Definitely will be talking about some cold wind chills for
mid-March, especially Thursday into Friday. An eye on potential Wind
Advisory headlines.
Next week...
With energy continually bowled over SE Canada, suppressed from going
any further E by persistence of -NAO, should N energy rotating thru
become coincident with S-stream activity, encapsulation, interaction
between the two could net further Nor'Easter storm activity. For now
very low confidence given being it's well out in time, however not
ignoring some ensemble signals.
&&
.AVIATION /22Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
Short Term /through Tuesday Night/...High confidence.
Tonight into Tuesday...
CIGs/VSBYs deteriorating tonight with SN/+SN. Possible RA/SN mix or
period of RA over CHH/ACK for a period of time. By 8z (4a) things
will go downhill quick.
MVFR to start towards 6z (2a), lowering to IFR-VLIFR from 06Z-
10Z and lasting for much of Tuesday. N/NE winds strongest with
gusts up to 60 kts around Tuesday morning along east coastal MA.
Blizzard conditions possible with snowfall rates of 1-3 inches
per hour, requiring Airport Weather Warnings. Expect accumulation
on all runways.
Tuesday night...Light snow tapers off, MVFR/IFR CIGs gradually
improve to VFR from S to N.
KBOS Terminal...Snow will accumulate quickly on runways by about
9-10z (5-6a) as N winds increase. Near-blizzard conditions, white-
out. Airport weather warnings will likely be issued for snowfall
rates of 1-3"/hour. Impacts to Tuesday AM push definite.
KBDL Terminal...Snow moving in closer to midnight. Light at first,
picking up in intensity towards the early morning hours Tuesday.
Moderate, heavy at times, looking at IFR-LIFR with accumulations
closing in on 1"/hour at times. Accumulating immediately on
runways. Impacts to Tuesday AM push definite.
Outlook /Wednesday through Saturday/...
Wednesday: Mainly VFR, with areas MVFR possible. Windy with
gusts to 35 kt. Chance SHSN.
Wednesday Night: Mainly VFR, with local MVFR possible. Windy
with local gusts to 30 kt. Slight chance SHSN.
Thursday through Thursday Night: VFR. Windy with local gusts to
30 kt.
Friday: VFR. Breezy.
Friday Night: VFR. Windy with local gusts to 30 kt.
Saturday: VFR. Breezy.
&&
.MARINE...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent.
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent.
High - greater than 60 percent.
Short Term /through Tuesday Night/...High confidence.
A rapidly intensifying storm will pass just SE of the 40N/70W
benchmark on Tuesday. This storm is expected to achieve a
central pressure as low as 960-970 mb. We expect storm force
winds over most of our waters with gusts as high as 60 kts over
the SE outer waters. Waves will build to between 20 and 25 feet
by late Tuesday morning and possibly to 25 to 30 feet east of
Cape Cod and Nantucket. Snow along the near-shore waters will
reduce visibility to well below 1 mile late tonight and much of
Tuesday.
Outlook /Wednesday through Saturday/...Moderate confidence.
Wednesday: Low risk for gale force winds with gusts up to
35 kt. Rough seas up to 13 ft. Chance of snow showers, slight
chance of rain showers.
Wednesday Night: Moderate risk for Small Craft Advisory winds
with gusts up to 30 kt. Rough seas up to 11 ft. Slight chance
of rain showers, slight chance of snow showers.
Thursday: Moderate risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with
areas of gusts up to 30 kt. Areas of rough seas.
Thursday Night through Friday: Moderate risk for Small Craft
Advisory winds with gusts up to 30 kt. Areas of rough seas.
Friday Night: Moderate risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with
gusts up to 30 kt. Local rough seas.
Saturday: Low risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with gusts up
to 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
The Tuesday morning high tide is the one of concern. Astronomical
high tides are quite low for early this week, and there is fairly
limited time to enable the build up of surge and waves by the
time of high tide. Nevertheless, extremely rapid intensification
of a coastal storm and associated rapid increase in surge and
waves have raised concern for the Tuesday morning high tide
cycle along east coastal Massachusetts.
Latest computer model runs point to a very intense storm that
will pass just southeast of the 40N/70W benchmark. The combination
of slightly stronger conditions and concern for existing shoreline
vulnerability have prompted us to upgrade the Coastal Flood Advisory
along the Hull to Plymouth and Sandwich to Dennis stretch of coastline
to a Coastal Flood Warning. A Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect
for the ocean side of Cape Cod and Nantucket.
Ocean Side Cape Cod and Nantucket...
We are fairly confident now of coastal impacts reaching moderate
levels. We anticipate the storm surge in this area to increase
rapidly to near 3.5 feet about Nantucket and along the ocean
side of Cape Cod from Truro to Chatham, including Wellfleet,
Eastham, and Orleans. That surge combined with waves that may
reach 25 to 30 feet just east of Cape Cod and Nantucket will
produce areas of moderate coastal flooding and severe erosion.
We anticipate impacts to be exacerbated by vulnerabilities from
the prior two storms.
Hull to Plymouth and Sandwich to Dennis...
Along this stretch of coastline we anticipate minor to moderate
coastal flooding and areas of significant erosion. We are
forecasting a storm surge of near 3 feet except 3 to 3.5 feet
along the Sandwich to Dennis coastline and 15 to 20 foot waves
across Massachusetts Bay and Stellwagen Bank. Here too,
vulnerabilities created from prior storms may exacerbate
impacts.
Ocean Exposed Coastline north of Boston to Salisbury...
Along this reach of ocean exposed Massachusetts coastline, we
anticipate areas of minor coastal flooding and splash over with
a storm surge around 2.5 feet and waves around or a little over
15 feet east of Cape Ann by the time of the Tuesday morning
high tide. As is the case along the rest of the Massachusetts
ocean exposed east coast, impacts could be more significant due
to the current vulnerability of the coastline.
&&
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...Winter Storm Warning from 11 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT
Tuesday for CTZ002>004.
MA...Winter Storm Warning from 11 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT
Tuesday for MAZ002>006-008>017-020-024-026.
Coastal Flood Warning from 8 AM to noon EDT Tuesday for MAZ019-
022-024.
Blizzard Warning from 11 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT Tuesday
for MAZ007-018-019-021>023.
High Wind Warning from 2 AM to 8 PM EDT Tuesday for MAZ024.
Coastal Flood Advisory from 8 AM to noon EDT Tuesday for
MAZ007-023.
RI...Winter Storm Warning from 11 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT
Tuesday for RIZ001>008.
MARINE...Storm Warning from 4 AM to 8 PM EDT Tuesday for ANZ231-232-250-
251.
Storm Warning from 4 AM to 6 PM EDT Tuesday for ANZ233-234.
Gale Warning from midnight tonight to 6 PM EDT Tuesday for
ANZ230-236.
Storm Warning from 1 AM to 6 PM EDT Tuesday for ANZ235-237.
Storm Warning from 1 AM to 8 PM EDT Tuesday for ANZ254>256.
&&
SYNOPSIS...Sipprell/NMB
NEAR TERM...Sipprell/NMB
SHORT TERM...NMB
LONG TERM...Sipprell
AVIATION...Sipprell/NMB
MARINE...Sipprell/Thompson
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...WFO BOX StaffHazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Taunton MA 1208 PM EDT Mon Mar 12 2018 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>017-020-026-RIZ001>008-131615- Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA- Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA- Western Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA- Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Southern Worcester MA- Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA- Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-Southern Bristol MA- Northern Middlesex MA-Northwest Providence RI- Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI- Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI- 1208 PM EDT Mon Mar 12 2018 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Connecticut, central Massachusetts, eastern Massachusetts, northeastern Massachusetts, southeastern Massachusetts, western Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MAZ007-019-023-131615- Eastern Essex MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Dukes MA- 1208 PM EDT Mon Mar 12 2018 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO NOON EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern Massachusetts. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Blizzard Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Blizzard Warning. Coastal Flood Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MAZ022-131615- Barnstable MA- 1208 PM EDT Mon Mar 12 2018 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO NOON EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeastern Massachusetts. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Blizzard Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Blizzard Warning. Coastal Flood Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MAZ018-021-131615- Western Plymouth MA-Southern Plymouth MA- 1208 PM EDT Mon Mar 12 2018 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeastern Massachusetts. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Blizzard Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Blizzard Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MAZ024-131615- Nantucket MA- 1208 PM EDT Mon Mar 12 2018 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO NOON EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeastern Massachusetts. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Warning. High Wind Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Warning. High Wind Warning. Coastal Flood Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ254>256-131615- Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm- Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 1208 PM EDT Mon Mar 12 2018 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters and Rhode Island coastal waters. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Storm Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ231-232-250-251-131615- Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound- Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary-Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 1208 PM EDT Mon Mar 12 2018 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Storm Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ235-237-131615- Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound- 1208 PM EDT Mon Mar 12 2018 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Rhode Island coastal waters. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Storm Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ230-236-131615- Boston Harbor-Narragansett Bay- 1208 PM EDT Mon Mar 12 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters and Rhode Island coastal waters. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. ANZ233-234-131615- Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay- 1208 PM EDT Mon Mar 12 2018 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Massachusetts coastal waters. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Storm Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. For the latest updates, please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NWSBoston You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
15 winter storm, 6 blizzard, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
At 1144 PM EST, an amateur radio operator observed a wind gust to 77 mph. At 7:08 AM EST the Automated Surface Observing System platform at Nantucket Memorial Airport recorded a sustained wind of 51 mph.
From fourteen to twenty-eight inches of snow fell on Southern Worcester County. At 7:28 AM EST a tree was down and blocking the intersection of Oak Drive and South Street in Upton. At 11:55 AM EST a tree was blocking Vicky Lane in Milford. At 3:38 PM EST a tree was down across Tyler Road in Upton.
From seven to twenty-two inches of snow fell on Northern Worcester County. At 2:05 PM EST a tree was reported down on wires on Finn Road in Harvard.
From twelve to twenty-two inches of snow fell on Northwest Middlesex County.
From eight to sixteen inches of snow fell on Eastern Plymouth County. Wind gusts to 56 mph were reported at a mesonet station in Hull at 12:44 PM EST. From 6:32 AM EST to at least 9:30 AM EST, frequent wind gusts above 35 mph were measured by the Automated Surface Observing System at Plymouth Municipal Airport, leading to blizzard conditions through this period. Blizzard conditions were also observed at Marshfield Municipal Airport from 7:55 AM EST to 4:55 PM EST. At 6:17 AM EST a tree was down on East Street and Mayflower Street in Duxbury. At 7 AM EST a tree was down on State Route 3 northbound at Exit 11 in Duxbury. At 7:20 AM EST a tree fell on a house on Indian Pond Road in Kingston. At 7:57 AM EST a tree fell on a house on Wendall Avenue in Norwell. At 8:28 AM a large tree blocked Lincoln Street in Norwell. At 8:35 AM EST trees and wires were down in Plymouth on State Road, Samoset Street, and Court Street. At 8:38 AM EST a tree was down on Clapp Road in Scituate. At 8:39 AM trees blocked Ritter Road and Camelot Drive. At 8:45 AM, a mesonet station in Duxbury recorded a sustained wind of 52 mph and a gust to 61 mph. At 9:23 AM EST a tree was down on a house on Flames Road in Marshfield. At 9:28 AM EST a tree was down on a house on Thomas Avenue in Cohasset. At 9:35 AM EST trees and wires were down in Scituate at Oakhurst Road, Williamsburg Lane, Clapp Road, First Parish Road, and Vernon Road. A tree was across the railroad tracks at Old Colony Way. At 9:35 AM EST a tree and wires were down on Reed Street in Kingston. At 9:48 AM a tree was down on a home on Magoun Path in Mashfield. At 11:35 AM EST trees were down on several roads in Norwell including Main Street, Route 123, and Heritage Way. At 12:01 PM EST a tree as across Berkley Circle in Hingham. At 12:18 PM EST a tree was blocking King Street in Cohasset.
Eight to sixteen inches of snow fell on Southern Bristol County. At 9:55 AM EST, an amateur radio operator reported a wind gust to 46 mph. At 7:52 AM EST a large tree blocked Gardner Street in Fairhaven. At 8:05 AM EST a tree was down on Box Street in Swansea. At 8:08 AM a tree and wires were down on Tucker Road in Dartmouth. At 8:21 AM EST a tree fell into the roof of a house on New Plainville Road in New Bedford. At 8:23 AM EST a tree was blocking New Boston Road in Fairhaven. At 8:31 AM EST a tree was down on Ocean Street in New Bedford. At 8:43 AM EST a large tree and wires were down on Locust Street in Freetown. At 8:45 AM EST a tree was down on wires on Ford Street in Fairhaven. At 9:20 AM EST a large tree and wires were down on Bridge Street in Fairhaven. At 9:21 AM a tree fell onto a house on Bullock Road and left a three foot hole in the roof. At 9:38 AM EST a tree was down on New York Avenue in Acushnet. At 10:40 AM a tree fell onto and damaged a house on Phillips Road in New Bedford. At 11:35 AM a tree fell onto a house on Hamlin Street in Acushnet. At 11:56 AM Howland Avenue in Freetown was impassable due to downed trees and wires. At 2:10 PM EST a tree was down and blocking Lawton Street in Fall River. At 3:34 PM a large tree and wires were down and blocking Beech Bluff Road. At 4:09 PM a large tree was down on Burr Avenue. At 4:39 PM EST a tree fell on a house on Braley Road in Freetown.
From ten to fifteen inches of snow fell on Southern Plymouth County. From 6:32 AM EST to at least 9:30 AM EST, frequent wind gusts above 35 mph were measured by the Automated Surface Observing System at Plymouth Municipal Airport, leading to blizzard conditions through this period. At 6:01 AM EST a tree was down on Burgess Avenue in Rochester. At 7:10 AM EST a tree was blocking Crystal Spring Road in Mattapoisett. At 7:30 AM EST a tree fell through a house on Mattapoisett Neck Road in Mattapoisett. At 7:53 AM EST a tree was across Brant Island Road in Mattapoisett. At 8:14 AM EST multiple trees were down on Point Road in Marion, near the Little Marion Golf Course. At 8:57 AM EST multiple trees and wires were down on Kings Highway in Rochester. At 10:43 AM EST a tree was down on Front Street at Washburn Park in Marion, and multiple trees were down on Wareham Road.
From fifteen to twenty-four inches of snow fell on Western Norfolk County. Numerous trees and wires were down from this storm. At 6:14 AM EST a large branch fell through the roof of a house into the bedroom; the house was on Everett Street in Westwood. At 8:31 AM EST a tree and wires were down on Fowler Street in Randolph. At 8:47 AM EST a tree and wires were down on Bay Road in Stoughton. At 9:10 AM EST a tree was down on wires on Ames Street in Sharon. At 9:18 AM EST a tree was down on Clough Road in Dedham. At 9:39 AM EST a tree and wires were down on Turner Street in Norfolk. At 11:10 AM EST multiple trees were down on Crook Street in Medway. At 12:02 PM EST trees and wires were down on Webster Street in Westwood; trees and wires were also down on Tamarack Road. At 12:21 PM a tree fell on Mansfield Street in Sharon. At 12:51 PM EST a large tree fell on a home on Mores Street in Foxboro. At 1:16 PM EST a tree was down on Gay Street in Westwood. At 1:22 PM EST a tree and wires were down on Pine Grove Road in Sharon. At 3:08 PM EST a tree and wires were down on Dedham Street in Wrentham. At 3:10 PM EST a tree and wires were down on Rogers Drive in Stoughton. At 4:01 PM EST a large tree was down on Penobscot Street in Medfield. At 4:25 PM EST a tree was down across George Street in Needham.
From eight to twelve inches of snow fell on Western Franklin County.
From four and one-half to eight inches of snow fell on Eastern Franklin County.
From ten to eighteen inches of snow fell on Western Hampshire County.
From ten to twenty inches of snow fell on Western Plymouth County. From 6:32 AM EST to at least 9:30 AM EST, frequent wind gusts above 35 mph were measured by the Automated Surface Observing System at Plymouth Municipal Airport, leading to blizzard conditions through this period. Numerous trees were brought down during the day. At 7:20 AM EST a tree was down on Precinct Street in Lakeville. At 7:41 AM EST a large tree was down on Thompson Street in Middleboro. At 8 AM a tree was down on State Route 3 southbound near exit 11 in Pembroke. At 8:09 AM a large tree was down on Whitman Avenue in Whitman. At 8:10 AM EST multiple poles and wires were down on Blake Street in Whitman. At 8:18 AM a large tree was leaning on wires on Colby Road in Bridgewater. At 8:20 AM a large tree was down on wires on South Meadow Road in Carver. At 8:27 AM a tree and wires were down on Vaughn Street, Bedford Street, and Montgomery Street in Lakeville. At 9:07 AM EST a tree was down at the intersection of State Routes 106 and 36. At 9:45 AM EST a tree was down blocking Beverly Street in Pembroke. At 10:40 AM EST a tree was down on Callow Street in Carver.
From eight to nine inches of snow fell on Martha's Vineyard. The Automated Surface Observing System at Martha's Vineyard Airport measured a wind gust to 67 mph at 2:52 PM EST. Blizzard conditions were observed at this airport from 7 AM EST to 3:22 PM EST. At Noon EST Winter Street in Edgartown was blocked and closed by downed trees and wires from North Water Street to North Summer Street; wires were down on Chappaquiddick Island.
From eleven to twenty-eight inches of snow fell on Western Essex County. At 5:24 AM EST a tree was down on Waverly Road near Massachusetts Avenue in North Andover. At 114 PM EST a tree was down on an occupied car on Turnpike Street in North Andover, but no injuries were reported. At 5:47 PM EST a tree fell on a house and wires were down, both on Jenkins Road in Andover.At 5:59 PM EST a tree was blocking Woodside Road in Topsfield.
From eleven to seventeen inches of snow fell on Northern Bristol County. Numerous trees and wires were down. At 6:16 AM to 12:30 PM EST several trees and wires were down in Taunton on State Route 140 near Eastern Bank, County Street, Clay Street, Worcester Street, High Street near Weir Street, State Route 24 north of Route 140, Plain Street, Ingell Street, Winthrop Street, and Barnum Street. At 7:28 AM EST a tree was down on Fairview Avenue in Rehoboth. At 7:40 AM EST a was down on a parked truck on Pine Street in Raynham. At 8:23 AM EST trees and wires were down on Highland Street in Easton. At 8:35 AM EST a tree was down across Pine Street in Raynham. At 8:53 AM EST a tree was blocking one lane of State Route 138 in Dighton. At 9:12 AM EST a tree and wires were down on Brahman Drive in Norton. At 9:37 AM a tree and wires were down on Olde Farm Raod in Easton. Also at 9:37 AM a tree and wires were down on private property on Franklin Street in Mansfield. At 9:38 AM EST a tree was down on wires on Wellington Road in Dighton. At 9:44 AM EST trees were down on Warren Street and Stoneybrook Road in Raynham. At 11:39 AM EST a tree was leaning on wires on Cedar Street in Dighton. At 12:02 PM EST a tree and wires were down on Mason Street in Rehoboth. At 12:10 PM EST a tree was down on Pike Avenue in Attleboro. At 3:30 PM EST a tree was down on Rockland Street in Easton. At 3:39 PM EST a tree was across Tremont Street in Rehoboth.
From eight to twenty-two inches of snow fell on Eastern Essex County. Numerous trees and wires were reported down. At 7:06 AM EST a large tree was down on Long Hill Road in Rowley; multiple poles were snapped. At 7:09 AM EST a large tree and wires were down on Maple Terrace in Newbury. At 8:19 AT EST a large tree was down on Cabot Street in Beverly making the road impassable. At 8:40 AM EST a tree was down at Broadway and Thorndike Street in Beverly. At 9:17 AM EST a tree and wires were down on Leonard Street in Gloucester. At 1222 PM EST a tree was down on power lines on Rockwood Lane in Gloucester. At 12:31 PM EST a tree was down on Old Ridge Terrace in Marblehead. At 1:26 PM EST a tree was down on Apple Street in Essex. At 3 PM EST a tree was down and took with it a utility pole and wires on Andrews Hollow in Rockport, and trees were down on Norwood Avenue and Dean Road. At 3:34 PM EST a tree was down on Harlow Street in Essex.
From nine to fourteen inches of snow fell on Western Hampden County.
From twelve to twenty-four inches of snow fell on Southeast Middlesex County. At 9:09 AM EST a tree and wires were down on a vehicle on Webster Street in Medford. At 2:13 PM EST a tree was down on Concord Avenue in Cambridge.
Fifteen to twenty-four inches of snow fell on Suffolk County. The Automated Surface Observing System at Logan International Airport measured a peak wind gust of 47 mph at 2:10 PM on March 13. Logan Airport experienced blizzard conditions from 7:40 AM EST to 1:40 PM EST. At 3:13 PM a light pole and wires were down on River Road at Washington Street in Brookline. At 5:52 PM EST a tree was down on Fisher Avenue in Boston.
From twelve to twenty-seven inches of snow fell on Western Middlesex County. At 7:53 AM EST a tree was reported down on Maple Road in Carlisle. At 8:02 AM EST a tree and wires were reported down on Highland Street in Holliston. At 12:19 PM EST a tree and wires were down on Marshall Avenue in Hopkinton. At 2:54 PM EST a tree was reported down on Battle Flag Road in Bedford. At 5:45 PM EST a tree was down across Sandlewood Road in Action.
From ten to twenty inches of snow fell on Eastern Norfolk County. At 6:32 AM EST a tree was reported down on Abbott Street in Braintree. At 7:48 AM EST a tree was down on a parked car on Pierce Road in Weymouth. At 8:42 AM EST a tree was down across Liberty Bell circle in Weymouth.
From five to fifteen inches of snow fell on Barnstable County. At 11:51 AM EST a trained spotter in East Falmouth observed a wind gust to 81 mph. At 2:08 PM EST, an amateur radio operator observed a wind gust to 79 mph. From 6:30 AM EST to 5:05 PM EST, the Automated Surface Observing System at Barnstable Municipal Airport measured frequent wind gusts over 46 mph. Blizzard conditions were observed at the Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station from 6:15 AM EST to 9:55 AM EST and from 10:55 AM to 3:55 PM EST. Blizzard conditions were observed at Barnstable Municipal Airport from 6:30 AM EST to 5:05 PM EST. At 5:50 AM EST a tree was down on State Route 130 in Sandwich north of Pony Lane. At 7:21 AM EST a tree was down on Union Street in Yarmouth. At 7:22 AM EST a tree was down and on fire on Tupper Road in Sandwich. At 7:31 AM a tree was on wires and smoking on Great Pond Place in Eastham. At 8:23 AM a tree was down on Snake Pond Road in Sandwich. At 8:40 AM EST a tree and wires were down on Pinewood Road in Yarmouth. At 9 AM EST multiple trees were down on Sandwich Road in Bourne. At 9 AM EST a tree was down on U.S. Route 6 in Barnstable. At 9:06 AM EST the awning and its frame were ripped off the county Emergency Operations building in Barnstable. At 10 AM a tree and wires were down on State Route 28 near Braeside Road in Falmouth.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Massachusetts in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, March 2018
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: 744837, 744795, 744787, 744838, 744813, 744818, 744819, 744800, 744783, 744785, 744805, 744808, 744827, 744789, 744807, 744790, 744792, 744802, 744804, 744788, 744806, 744824.