Winter Storm in Massachusetts
Every winter storm event the National Weather Service has filed in Massachusetts, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
The most significant on the map
The most significant winter storm episodes in Massachusetts.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 689
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $11 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, March 2 to 4, 2018Low pressure moving out of the Ohio Valley passed south of Southern New England on the 2nd and moved out to sea on the 3rd.
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, February 1 to 2, 2011A series of low pressure centers impacted the Southern New England Region with a combination of heavy snows and ice.
- Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, January 4, 2018Low pressure moved north from the Florida coast and deepened, passing southeast of Nantucket on Thursday January 4. The storm reached its lowest pressure and strongest pressure gradient as it passed Southern New England.
- Storm Surge and Blizzard in Massachusetts, January 22 to 23, 2005A major winter storm brought heavy snow, high winds, and coastal flooding to southern New England.
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Massachusetts, March 8 to 9, 2005Low pressure strengthened rapidly off the Delaware coast and tracked southeast of New England, bringing heavy snow to much of interior Massachusetts where snowfall totals of 4 to 8 inches were widely observed.
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, March 6, 2003A fast moving winter storm passing south of New England brought heavy snow to south central and southeast Massachusetts where totals of 5 to 10 inches were common.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Massachusetts, March 13 to 14, 2018Low 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.
- Storm Surge and Winter Storm in Massachusetts, January 3 to 4, 2003A powerful winter storm which tracked south of New England dumped heavy snow on western, central, and northeast Massachusetts and produced significant coastal flooding along the eastern Massachusetts coastline.As much as 1 to 2 feet of snow fell over a large area, from the east…
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, December 26 to 27, 2010A strengthening winter storm passed southeast of Nantucket and brought heavy snow and strong winds to Massachusetts, resulting in near blizzard conditions at times.
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, March 31, 1997On March 31 and April 1, a classic late season nor'easter tracked from the Chesapeake Bay area northeast to central coastal New Jersey then slowly out to sea. This system produced rain across Berkshire County during the morning hours of March 31.
- Storm Surge and Blizzard in Massachusetts, February 12, 2006Low pressure centered off the Virginia coast intensified into a strong Noreaster as it tracked about 75 miles southeast of Nantucket Sunday afternoon, 12 February 2006.
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, March 1, 2005Heavy snow and gusty winds affected a large portion of Massachusetts and all of southern New England, as low pressure reformed off the mid Atlantic coast and tracked southeast of the region.
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 11 to 13, 2011A developing nor'easter coastal storm dumped up to two feet of snow across Massachusetts in a 24 hour period.
- Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, February 1 to 2, 2021A mid level trough over the Appalachians produced a secondary surface low pressure near the mid-Atlantic coast. High pressure over Hudson Bay allowed low level cold air to stay in place initially.
- Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, March 7 to 8, 2018A coastal storm moved up from the Carolinas, bringing snow and rain to Southern New England on March 7th and 8th. This was primarily a snow event, but with 1 to 3 inches of rain falling on Southeast Massachusetts.
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Massachusetts, December 25 to 26, 2002A major winter storm impacted southern New England on Christmas Day, bringing heavy, wet snow and high winds to the Bay State.
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, January 8, 2005Low pressure quickly strengthened as it passed south of New England and brought a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain to much of interior southern New England.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Massachusetts, December 19 to 20, 2009Low pressure off the mid-Atlantic coast intensified dramatically resulting in widespread snowfall along the northeast corridor of the U.S.
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Massachusetts, January 15, 2006An intensifying area of low pressure passing south of New England and into the Gulf of Maine produced a wintry mix of precipitation and gusty northeast winds across Massachusetts during the morning of 15 January 2006.
- Storm Surge and Winter Storm in Massachusetts, December 5 to 7, 2003A major winter storm brought heavy snow and strong winds to southern New England, dumping 1 to 3 feet of snow over a large area as it tracked slowly off the coast.
- Storm Surge and Winter Storm in Massachusetts, November 5 to 6, 2002The combination of high astronomical tides and an intensifying coastal storm tracking south of New England caused some of the worst flooding along the eastern Massachusetts coast in over a decade.
- Winter Storm and Flooding in Massachusetts, March 2, 2007Low pressure over the mid Atlantic states strengthened as it tracked over southeast New England. Snow changed to a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain, before an eventual change to rain over most of Massachusetts.
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, February 10 to 11, 2010A surface low pressure system moved up the east coast from the mid-Atlantic states (coastal storm), passing just southeast of Nantucket.
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, October 29, 2005An area of low pressure passing southeast of southern New England brought a wintery mix of precipitation to southeastern and eastern Massachusetts. Approximately 1/2 inch of snow fell across Barnstable county, and between one and three inches of snow fell across Cape Ann.
- Winter Storm and Flooding in Massachusetts, March 16 to 17, 2007Low pressure over the Carolinas strengthened as it tracked over southeast Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bay. This winter storm brought heavy snow and sleet to all but the immediate south coast, where a windswept heavy rain fell and resulted in urban and small stream flooding.
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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 2026-09-24.