Massachusetts, 2023

Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 25 to 26, 2023

January 25 to 26, 2023 · NWS ALY · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

S. into the Northeast resulting in mixed precipitation over western Massachusetts Wednesday (January 25th) into Thursday (January 26th).

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

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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 strong low pressure system emerged from the southern U.S. into the Northeast resulting in mixed precipitation over western Massachusetts Wednesday (January 25th) into Thursday (January 26th). Mixed precipitation over the area resulted in school closures and slippery roads across parts of western Massachusetts.

Key Impacts: School closures.

What forecasters said that day

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 Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 25, 9:52 AM EST, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 9:52 AM EST, 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 4:17 AM EST, 5 hours 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
417 AM EST Wed Jan 25 2023

CTZ001-013-NYZ058>061-064>066-261200-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Western Greene-
Eastern Greene-Western Columbia-Eastern Columbia-Eastern Ulster-
Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess-
417 AM EST Wed Jan 25 2023

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut and
east central New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report winter precipitation
amounts to the National Weather Service in Albany New York.

MAZ001-025-NYZ038>040-043-047>054-084-261200-
Northern Berkshire-Southern Berkshire-Southern Herkimer-
Southern Fulton-Montgomery-Northern Washington-Schoharie-
Western Schenectady-Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga-
Western Albany-Eastern Albany-Western Rensselaer-Eastern Rensselaer-
Southern Washington-
417 AM EST Wed Jan 25 2023

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM
EST THURSDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Massachusetts, east
central New York and eastern New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report winter precipitation
amounts to the National Weather Service in Albany New York.

NYZ032-033-082-VTZ013>015-261200-
Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Northern Fulton-Bennington-
Western Windham-Eastern Windham-
417 AM EST Wed Jan 25 2023

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THURSDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern New York and southern
Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Today 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...Thursday through Tuesday.

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 winter precipitation
amounts to the National Weather Service in Albany New York.

NYZ041-042-083-261200-
Northern Saratoga-Northern Warren-Southeast Warren-
417 AM EST Wed Jan 25 2023

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM
EST THURSDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central New York.

.DAY ONE...Today 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...Thursday through Tuesday.

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 winter precipitation
amounts to the National Weather Service in Albany New York.

NYZ063-261200-
Western Ulster-
417 AM EST Wed Jan 25 2023

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central New York.

.DAY ONE...Today 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...Thursday through Tuesday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report winter precipitation
amounts to the National Weather Service in Albany New York.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Northern Berkshire

When
January 25, 10:00 AM EST to January 26, 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, Southern Berkshire

When
January 25, 10:00 AM EST to January 26, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Southern 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

More

Every storm in Massachusetts in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, January 2023

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: 1074532, 1074533.