Winter Weather, Northern Berkshire
- When
- January 9, 12:00 AM EST to January 10, 7:00 AM 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 9 to 10, 2019
A mix of rain and freezing rain developed in the early morning hours of January 9th ahead of an occluded front. The mixed precipitation quickly changed to snow over the higher terrain as the front passed and cold air was drawn into western Massachusetts.
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.
A mix of rain and freezing rain developed in the early morning hours of January 9th ahead of an occluded front. The mixed precipitation quickly changed to snow over the higher terrain as the front passed and cold air was drawn into western Massachusetts. Upslope snow continued over higher elevations through the day and into the night before ending on the morning of the 10th. Accumulating snow occurred mainly above 1500 feet where totals of 4 to 10 inches were observed.
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
- High Surf in California, January 9 to 10, 2019
- Avalanche in Wyoming, January 9, 2019
- Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, January 9 to 11, 2019
- Strong Wind in North Carolina, January 9, 2019
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 9 to 10, 2019
- Winter Storm and Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 9 to 10, 2019
- Winter Weather and Cold in New York, January 9 to 11, 2019
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 9, 2019
- Heavy Snow in Maine, January 9, 2019
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 9 to 10, 2019
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 9 to 10, 2019
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 9 to 10, 2019
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 802430.