Winter Weather, Southern Berkshire
- When
- December 16, 9:00 PM EST to December 17, 9:00 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, December 16 to 17, 2019
A progressive storm system approached the area from the southwest late Monday night, spreading a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain across western Massachusetts. The wintry mix came to an end late Tuesday evening.
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 progressive storm system approached the area from the southwest late Monday night, spreading a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain across western Massachusetts. The wintry mix came to an end late Tuesday evening. Snow and sleet totals across northern Berkshire county of up to 6 inches occurred, whereas totals across southern Berkshire county were 3 inches or less.
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, Northern Berkshire
- When
- December 17, 12:00 AM EST to 5:33 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)
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
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, December 16, 2019
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, December 16, 2019
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, December 16, 2019
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, December 16, 2019
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 16, 2019
- Flooding in Kentucky, December 16 to 17, 2019
- Winter Weather in Missouri, December 16 to 17, 2019
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Alabama, December 16, 2019
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, December 16, 2019
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, December 16, 2019
- Flooding in West Virginia, December 16 to 18, 2019
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Kentucky, December 16 to 17, 2019
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, December 2019
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: 870251, 870250.