Saint Patrick's Day Snow Storm - March 16-17th, 2007

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By Brandon Butcher

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STORM DATE: MARCH 16-17, 2007 THE FOLLOWING IS A REASONABLY ACCURATE ACCOUNTING OF OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE MULTI-HAZARD STORM THAT AFFECTED OUR REGION FROM ROUGHLY 8 AM FRIDAY MARCH 16TH TO 8 AM SATURDAY MARCH 17TH. WHILE SNOW AND SLEET PREDOMINATED...PRECIPITATION CHANGED TO HEAVY RAIN DURING FRIDAY NIGHT ALONG THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS...BEFORE TAPERING TO A MIX OF FLURRIES...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND DRIZZLE AROUND OR JUST AFTER DAYBREAK SATURDAY. SOME OF THE OBSERVATIONS ARE OFFICIAL INCLUDING ASOS AND COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS WITH MOST OTHER SNOWFALL RELATED OBSERVERS AND THEIR OBSERVATIONS HAVING BEEN TRAINED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON ALL TIMES LISTED IN EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (LOCAL TIME). *****************MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED***************** LOCATION MAXIMUM WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS SPEED SUSTAINED OF (MPH) MEASUREMENT MASSACHUSETTS ...DUKES COUNTY... MARTHAS VINEYARD 32 658 AM 3/17 MVY ASOS 36 839 PM 3/16 MVY ASOS ...NANTUCKET COUNTY... NANTUCKET 37 918 AM 3/17 ACK ASOS 32 945 PM 3/16 ACK ASOS ...NORFOLK COUNTY... BLUE HILL 35 435 AM 3/17 MQE ASOS 39 1008 PM 3/16 MQE ASOS ...SUFFOLK COUNTY... LOGAN AIRPORT 36 352 AM 3/17 BOS ASOS 38 738 PM 3/16 BOS ASOS RHODE ISLAND ...NEWPORT COUNTY... NEWPORT 31 1237 AM 3/17 UUU ASOS ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... BLOCK ISLAND 33 435 AM 3/17 BID AWOS ************************MAXIMUM WIND GUST********************* LOCATION MAXIMUM TIME/DATE COMMENTS WIND GUST OF (MPH) MEASUREMENT MASSACHUSETTS ...NORFOLK COUNTY... BLUE HILL 46 155 AM 3/17 MQE ASOS 54 1008 PM 3/16 MQE ASOS ...SUFFOLK COUNTY... LOGAN AIRPORT 48 817 PM 3/16 BOS ASOS RHODE ISLAND ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... SOUTH KINGSTOWN 52 530 AM 3/17 SPOTTER ********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS RAINFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT CONNECTICUT ...HARTFORD COUNTY... UNIONVILLE 2.08 224 PM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX ...WINDHAM COUNTY... HAMPTON 2.23 700 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX MASSACHUSETTS ...BARNSTABLE COUNTY... WOODS HOLE 2.75 900 AM 3/18 RN/SN/PL MIX FALMOUTH 2.50 600 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX EAST FALMOUTH 2.23 745 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX ...BRISTOL COUNTY... ACUSHNET 3.57 124 PM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX TAUNTON 3.56 800 AM 3/18 NWS - RN/SN/PL MIX NORTON 3.47 700 AM 3/18 COOP - RN/SN/PL MIX NORTH DARTMOUTH 2.89 1000 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX MANSFIELD 2.82 749 PM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX FAIRHAVEN 2.64 130 PM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX ...DUKES COUNTY... WEST TISBURY 2.23 600 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX ...ESSEX COUNTY... NEWBURYPORT 2.58 700 AM 3/18 COOP - RN/SN/PL MIX ...HAMPDEN COUNTY... SOUTHWICK 2.38 417 PM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX ...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY... WORTHINGTON 2.11 700 AM 3/18 COOP - WE ...MIDDLESEX COUNTY... HUDSON 2.87 240 PM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX MAYNARD 2.56 700 AM 3/18 COOP - RN/SN/PL MIX PEPPERELL 2.19 231 PM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX ...NORFOLK COUNTY... BRAINTREE 3.11 1000 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX BLUE HILL 3.10 115 PM 3/17 COOP - RN/SN/PL MIX NORTH RANDOLPH 3.06 1000 PM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX RANDOLPH 3.06 1000 PM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX WALPOLE 2.56 1000 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX DEDHAM 2.32 1000 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX FOXBOROUGH 2.24 700 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX ...PLYMOUTH COUNTY... BRIDGEWATER 3.85 700 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX MIDDLEBORO 3.43 655 PM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX BROCKTON 3.10 1150 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX HINGHAM 3.07 1000 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX PLYMOUTH 2.60 1000 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX WAREHAM 2.30 1000 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX ABINGTON 2.13 1000 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX ...WORCESTER COUNTY... NORTHBRIDGE 2.50 700 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX NEW HAMPSHIRE ...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY... FRANCESTOWN 2.60 1200 PM 3/17 COOP - WE RHODE ISLAND ...NEWPORT COUNTY... PORTSMOUTH 2.83 1030 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX ...PROVIDENCE COUNTY... NORTH PROVIDENCE 3.03 830 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE 2.60 1135 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX NORTH FOSTER 2.55 1225 PM 3/17 COOP - RN/SN/PL MIX WOONSOCKET 2.55 1000 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX CRANSTON 2.19 1000 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... CHARLESTOWN 2.34 1000 AM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT CONNECTICUT ...HARTFORD COUNTY... NORTH GRANBY 12.0 807 AM 3/17 FINAL BURLINGTON 10.5 835 AM 3/17 FINAL WINDSOR LOCKS 10.2 800 AM 3/17 BRADLEY AIRPORT GRANBY 9.0 930 AM 3/17 FINAL MANCHESTER 9.0 1200 PM 3/17 FINAL NEW BRITAIN 9.0 930 AM 3/17 FINAL WETHERSFIELD 9.0 930 AM 3/17 FINAL UNIONVILLE 8.5 220 PM 3/17 FINAL - WE=2.08 EAST FARMINGTON 8.0 906 AM 3/17 FINAL WEST HARTFORD 8.0 518 PM 3/17 FINAL ...TOLLAND COUNTY... TOLLAND 10.0 532 AM 3/17 STAFFORDVILLE 8.0 700 AM 3/17 COOP - WE=1.52 UNION 7.5 228 PM 3/17 CT DOT VERNON 6.5 229 PM 3/17 CT DOT MANSFIELD HOLLOW DAM 6.0 700 AM 3/17 COOP - WE=2.07 ...WINDHAM COUNTY... HAMPTON 5.5 700 AM 3/17 COOP - WE=2.23 PUTNAM 5.0 230 PM 3/17 CT DOT MASSACHUSETTS ...BARNSTABLE COUNTY... OSTERVILLE 3.0 530 AM 3/17 CENTERVILLE 2.0 530 AM 3/17 ...BRISTOL COUNTY... MANSFIELD 7.0 749 PM 3/17 FINAL NORTON 6.3 700 AM 3/18 COOP - WE=3.47 TAUNTON 6.0 800 AM 3/17 NWS OFFICE SOMERSET 5.5 530 AM 3/17 ACUSHNET 3.5 600 AM 3/17 FINAL FAIRHAVEN 2.6 1206 PM 3/17 FINAL - WE=2.64 EAST FAIRHAVEN 2.4 600 AM 3/17 FINAL ...ESSEX COUNTY... NEWBURYPORT 14.0 700 AM 3/18 COOP - WE=2.58 METHUEN 12.8 637 AM 3/17 HAVERHILL 12.5 1200 PM 3/17 FINAL TOPSFIELD 11.3 627 AM 3/17 IPSWICH 10.5 744 AM 3/17 SPOTTER - WE=1.15 SALEM 10.0 900 AM 3/17 FINAL - WE=2.49 SWAMPSCOTT 10.0 518 PM 3/17 FINAL WE = 2.63 MARBLEHEAD 9.5 1004 AM 3/17 FINAL - WE=2.87 BEVERLY 9.0 600 AM 3/17 FINAL ...FRANKLIN COUNTY... ASHFIELD 19.0 114 PM 3/17 FINAL GREENFIELD 13.0 1056 AM 3/17 MEDIA - FINAL NORTHFIELD 13.0 515 PM 3/17 FINAL SHELBURNE 12.0 1035 AM 3/17 FINAL CHARLEMONT 11.5 900 AM 3/17 FINAL WHATELY 11.2 716 AM 3/17 SPOTTER SUNDERLAND 10.8 715 AM 3/17 COOP - WE=1.86 LEVERETT 9.0 935 AM 3/17 FINAL ...HAMPDEN COUNTY... CHESTER 14.0 116 PM 3/17 FINAL HOLYOKE 12.0 715 AM 3/17 SPOTTER SOUTHWICK 10.9 417 PM 3/17 FINAL WILBRAHAM 10.0 115 PM 3/17 FINAL AGAWAM 9.5 715 AM 3/17 SPOTTER LUDLOW 9.0 1027 AM 3/17 FINAL LONGMEADOW 8.0 717 AM 3/17 SPOTTER EAST LONGMEADOW 6.5 732 AM 3/17 SPOTTER ...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY... WORTHINGTON 14.9 700 AM 3/18 COOP - WE=2.11 HUNTINGTON 14.0 715 AM 3/17 SPOTTER EASTHAMPTON 12.0 715 AM 3/17 SPOTTER WESTHAMPTON 11.7 735 AM 3/17 FINAL AMHERST 9.5 855 AM 3/17 FINAL WARE 7.3 718 AM 3/17 SPOTTER ...MIDDLESEX COUNTY... NORTH BILLERICA 14.2 845 AM 3/17 FINAL WESTFORD 14.0 610 AM 3/17 FINAL LOWELL 13.8 905 AM 3/17 FINAL TOWNSEND 13.3 753 AM 3/17 SPOTTER DRACUT 12.8 511 AM 3/17 PEPPERELL 12.8 231 PM 3/17 FINAL - WE=2.19 MAYNARD 12.1 700 AM 3/18 COOP - WE=2.56 AYER 12.0 846 AM 3/17 FINAL BILLERICA 11.5 345 PM 3/17 FINAL READING 11.5 516 PM 3/17 FINAL WE = 2.22 DUNSTABLE 11.4 1055 AM 3/17 FINAL HUDSON 11.3 1148 AM 3/17 FINAL - WE=2.87 NORTH WOBURN 11.0 116 PM 3/17 FINAL SHIRLEY 10.4 1056 AM 3/17 FINAL WAKEFIELD 10.3 1233 PM 3/17 FINAL - WE=1.79 NATICK 9.0 700 AM 3/18 COOP - WE=1.98 CONCORD 8.0 1119 AM 3/17 FINAL FRAMINGHAM 7.5 1220 PM 3/17 FINAL STONEHAM 7.0 600 AM 3/17 FINAL ...NORFOLK COUNTY... BLUE HILL 8.5 115 PM 3/17 COOP - WE=3.10 WALPOLE 7.6 700 AM 3/18 COOP - WE=2.47 RANDOLPH 6.3 1000 PM 3/17 RN/SN/PL MIX ...PLYMOUTH COUNTY... HINGHAM 7.0 1122 AM 3/17 FINAL - WE=3.11 BROCKTON 6.8 930 AM 3/17 FINAL MIDDLEBORO 5.0 655 PM 3/17 FINAL PLYMOUTH 4.0 530 AM 3/17 MATTAPOISETT 2.0 640 AM 3/17 ...SUFFOLK COUNTY... WINTHROP 9.1 814 AM 3/17 FINAL EAST BOSTON 8.1 600 AM 3/17 FINAL - LOGAN AIRPORT BOSTON 8.0 242 PM 3/17 FINAL - BACK BAY ...WORCESTER COUNTY... WORCESTER 16.9 800 AM 3/17 ORH AIRPORT TEMPLETON 13.0 903 AM 3/17 FINAL LEOMINSTER 12.0 700 AM 3/17 FINAL ASHBURNHAM 11.6 700 AM 3/18 COOP - WE=1.73 WESTBOROUGH 11.3 1005 AM 3/17 FINAL NORTH GRAFTON 11.0 824 AM 3/17 FINAL SHREWSBURY 11.0 255 PM 3/17 FINAL BOYLSTON 10.9 837 AM 3/17 FINAL LEICESTER 9.0 900 AM 3/17 FINAL NORTHBOROUGH 9.0 1010 AM 3/17 FINAL WEST BROOKFIELD 9.0 1030 AM 3/17 FINAL WEST WARREN 9.0 1046 AM 3/17 FINAL CLINTON 8.0 715 AM 3/17 FINAL NEW HAMPSHIRE ...CHESHIRE COUNTY... KEENE 12.8 420 PM 3/17 FINAL - 1000 FT EL WE=1.70 MARLOW 12.0 700 AM 3/18 COOP - WE=1.39 WALPOLE 10.0 700 AM 3/17 COOP - WE=1.05 WESTMORELAND 10.0 715 AM 3/17 FINAL WINCHESTER 9.7 720 AM 3/17 SPOTTER SWANZEY 8.5 820 AM 3/17 FINAL TROY 8.5 938 AM 3/17 FINAL ...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY... FRANCESTOWN 15.0 830 AM 3/17 COOP - FINAL PETERBOROUGH 13.0 804 AM 3/17 SPOTTER MERRIMACK 12.0 445 PM 3/17 FINAL MILFORD 11.5 835 AM 3/17 FINAL HUDSON 11.1 700 AM 3/18 COOP - WE=1.63 GREENFIELD 10.5 1140 AM 3/17 FINAL WILTON 10.5 520 PM 3/17 FINAL GOFFSTOWN 10.2 212 PM 3/18 FINAL - WE=1.78 SOUTH WEARE 10.1 930 AM 3/17 FINAL HOLLIS 10.0 920 AM 3/17 FINAL NASHUA 9.2 1010 AM 3/17 FINAL RHODE ISLAND ...KENT COUNTY... WARWICK 3.9 800 AM 3/17 PVD AIRPORT ...PROVIDENCE COUNTY... NORTH FOSTER 8.2 1225 PM 3/17 COOP - WE=2.55 WOONSOCKET 6.5 700 AM 3/17 COOP - WE=2.50 ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... SOUTH KINGSTOWN 5.7 300 PM 3/17 FINAL

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