Winter Weather, Northern Berkshire
- When
- January 5, 4:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Berkshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 5, 2022
A frontal boundary off the East Coast resulted in a period of light freezing rain across portions of western Massachusetts during the morning hours on Wednesday, January 5. While amounts were only around a light glaze, icy conditions resulted in slippery roads and sidewalks.
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 frontal boundary off the East Coast resulted in a period of light freezing rain across portions of western Massachusetts during the morning hours on Wednesday, January 5. While amounts were only around a light glaze, icy conditions resulted in slippery roads and sidewalks.
Key Impacts: travel delays.
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, Southern Berkshire
- When
- January 5, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Berkshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- 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
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 5, 2022
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Washington, January 5 to 7, 2022
- Winter Weather in Connecticut, January 5, 2022
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 5 to 7, 2022
- Winter Weather in New York, January 5, 2022
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Iowa, January 5 to 6, 2022
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 5 to 7, 2022
- Winter Storm and Avalanche in Montana, January 5 to 8, 2022
- High Wind in Nevada, January 5, 2022
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 5, 2022
- High Wind in Colorado, January 5, 2022
- Winter Weather in New York, January 5, 2022
More
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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: 1003215, 1003216.