ZCZC BOSPNSBOX NOUS41 KBOX 091905 PNSBOX CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-100228- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON, MA 200 PM EST SUN JAN 9 2005 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL REPORTS FROM THE ROUGHLY 9 HOUR WINTER STORM THAT AFFECTED SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY... 8 JANUARY 2005. IT BEGAN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS A MIXTURE OF SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT. THE STORM OVERSPREAD THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION BY FORENOON. PRECIPITATION CHANGED TO ALL SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES NORTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE DURING MIDDAY AND THE AFTERNOON. THE SOUTH COAST RECEIVED MOSTLY PLAIN RAIN FROM THIS EVENT. NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE RECEIVED THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL IN THE TAUNTON FORECAST AREA. NORTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND HAMPDEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS WERE HARDEST HIT BY FREEZING RAIN...RESULTING IN DOWNED LIMBS...TREES AND POWERLINES...AS WELL AS POWER OUTAGES. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE DAMAGE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND IN OUR LOCAL STORM REPORT SUMMARY (BOSLSRBOX). 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 HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT MASSACHUSETTS ...ESSEX COUNTY... METHUEN 7.0 729 PM 1/8 SPOTTER HAVERHILL 6.0 1112 PM 1/8 SPOTTER NEWBURYPORT 6.0 700 AM 1/9 COOP OBSERVER GEORGETOWN 5.5 700 PM 1/8 SKYWARN BEVERLY 4.5 950 PM 1/8 SPOTTER TOPSFIELD 4.3 935 PM 1/8 SPOTTER DANVERS 3.2 700 PM 1/8 SKYWARN WEST PEABODY 3.1 700 PM 1/8 SKYWARN SALEM 3.0 700 PM 1/8 SKYWARN PEABODY 2.7 700 PM 1/8 SKYWARN MARBLEHEAD 2.5 740 PM 1/8 SPOTTER ...FRANKLIN COUNTY... LEVERETT 5.0 700 PM 1/8 COOP OBSERVER NORTHFIELD 4.0 615 AM 1/9 SPOTTER SUNDERLAND 3.9 700 AM 1/9 COOP OBSERVER WHATELY 3.8 608 PM 1/8 SPOTTER SHELBURNE 3.5 443 AM 1/9 SPOTTER ASHFIELD 3.0 620 PM 1/8 SPOTTER ...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY... GOSHEN 4.5 913 PM 1/8 SPOTTER AMHERST 3.3 600 PM 1/8 WORTHINGTON CENTER 2.7 700 AM 1/9 COOP OBSERVER GRANBY 1.9 800 AM 1/9 ...MIDDLESEX COUNTY... CHELMSFORD 6.5 728 PM 1/8 SKYWARN TOWNSEND 6.3 630 PM 1/8 SPOTTER NORTH BILLERICA 6.0 938 PM 1/8 SPOTTER PEPPERELL 5.8 753 PM 1/8 SPOTTER GROTON 5.3 643 PM 1/8 SPOTTER AYER 5.0 832 PM 1/8 SKYWARN DUNSTABLE 4.9 1215 PM 1/9 SPOTTER BILLERICA 4.8 850 PM 1/8 SPOTTER READING 4.5 600 AM 1/9 SPOTTER WALTHAM 4.0 435 PM 1/8 SKYWARN MAYNARD 3.2 700 AM 1/9 COOP OBSERVER WOBURN 3.0 1106 PM 1/8 SPOTTER HUDSON 2.8 955 PM 1/8 SPOTTER WAKEFIELD 2.8 720 PM 1/8 SPOTTER STONEHAM 2.5 837 PM 1/8 SPOTTER LINCOLN 2.0 700 PM 1/8 SKYWARN NATICK 2.0 700 AM 1/9 COOP OBSERVER ...NORFOLK COUNTY... NORWOOD AIRPORT 0.6 700 AM 1/9 COOP OBSERVER EAST MILTON 0.5 800 AM 1/9 BLUE HILL OBS. RANDOLPH 0.5 800 AM 1/9 ...PLYMOUTH COUNTY... BROCKTON 0.2 1104 PM 1/8 SPOTTER ...SUFFOLK COUNTY... BOSTON 1.5 655 PM 1/8 LOGAN AIRPORT WINTHROP 1.4 800 PM 1/8 ...WORCESTER COUNTY... GARDNER 5.5 810 AM 1/9 SPOTTER LEOMINSTER 4.0 516 PM 1/8 SKYWARN WEST BROOKFIELD 3.5 853 PM 1/8 SPOTTER RUTLAND 3.3 435 PM 1/8 SKYWARN WORCESTER 3.0 217 PM 1/8 SKYWARN ELEV. 900 FT WORCESTER 2.6 715 PM 1/8 AIRPORT PETERSHAM 0.5 1210 AM 1/9 SPOTTER NEW HAMPSHIRE ...CHESHIRE COUNTY... MARLBOROUGH 5.0 650 PM 1/8 SKYWARN HINSDALE 4.0 1003 PM 1/8 SPOTTER MARLOW 4.0 700 AM 1/9 COOP OBSERVER WALPOLE 4.0 700 AM 1/9 COOP OBSERVER WINCHESTER 4.0 748 PM 1/8 SPOTTER KEENE 3.4 756 PM 1/8 SPOTTER ...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY... NASHUA 5.8 623 PM 1/8 SPOTTER HUDSON 5.0 602 PM 1/8 SPOTTER MANCHESTER 5.0 615 PM 1/8 SPOTTER HUDSON 4.8 856 PM 1/8 COOP OBSERVER FRANCESTOWN 4.5 700 AM 1/9 COOP OBSERVER HOLLIS 4.5 600 PM 1/8 SKYWARN SOUTH WEARE 4.5 810 PM 1/8 SPOTTER WILTON 4.5 800 PM 1/8 SPOTTER MILFORD 4.3 700 AM 1/9 COOP OBSERVER GREENFIELD 4.0 1016 PM 1/8 SPOTTER WEARE 4.0 700 AM 1/9 COOP OBSERVER $$ TLM/EVT/MCJ/DRAG