Cape Cod's Winter Weather History
| Significant Weather Events from the NWS Archive |
Event: Heavy Snow Begin Date: 11 Feb 1994, 1000 EST End Date: 11 Feb 1994, 2200EST EST Forecast Zones affected: Barnstable, Dukes, Eastern Essex, Eastern Norfolk, Eastern Plymouth, Nantucket, Northern Bristol, Northern Worcester, Southeast Middlesex, Southern Bristol, Southern Plymouth, Southern Worcester, Suffolk, Western Essex, Western Middlesex, Western Norfolk, Western Plymouth Description: A major nor'easter dumped up to a foot and a half of snow on portions of southeastern Massachusetts. Up to 18 inches of snow was reported around New Bedford and 8 to 15 inches on Cape Cod and the Islands. The remainder of central and eastern Massachusetts received six to nine inches. Strong winds caused considerable blowing and drifting snow, especially over Cape Cod, where this storm was termed the worst since the Blizzard of 1987. Chatham had 13.9 inches and drifts were reported up to four feet deep in Provincetown. The evening commute started during the afternoon in the greater Boston area and soon became a nightmare with long lines of traffic crawling along for many hours. The western portion of the state got off a lot easier with three to six inches of snow. This storm occurred just a couple of days after an earlier heavy snowstorm on February 8-9 and raised total snow depths on the ground to more than 20 inches in urban eastern Massachusetts. There were major headaches for snow removal crews. In the city of Boston, narrow city residential streets were badly clogged with autos and snow, causing a problem regarding public safety. Boston's seasonal snowfall total reached 73 inches, more than the 69 inches recorded in 1977-78 after the "Blizzard of '78." Once again, schools were closed and travel and business disrupted across the state.. Event: Heavy Snow Begin Date: 10 Feb 2003, 11:00:00 AM EST End Date: 11 Feb 2003, 10:00:00 PM EST Forecast Zones affected: NANTUCKET Description: Low pressure passing well southeast of New England brought heavy snow to Nantucket, where 8.0 inches of accumulation was reported by a trained spotter. Amounts tapered off to the north and west, with totals of 2 to 5 inches on Cape Cod and 1 to 3 inches across the rest of the Bay State. No storm damage or injuries were reported. Event: Strong Wind Begin Date: 10 Feb 2001, 01:00:00 AM EST End Date: 10 Feb 2001, 05:00:00 PM EST Forecast Zones affected: Barnstable, Dukes, Eastern Franklin, Eastern Hampden, Eastern Hampshire, Eastern Plymouth, Nantucket, Northern Bristol, Southern Bristol, Southern Plymouth, Western Franklin, Western Hampden, Western Hampshire, Western Norfolk, Western Plymouth Same Event: High Wind Begin Date: 10 Feb 2001, 09:00:00 AM EST End Date: 10 Feb 2001, 05:00:00 PM EST Magnitude: 52 knots Injuries: 1 Forecast Zones affected: Eastern Essex, Eastern Norfolk, Northern Worcester, Southeast Middlesex, Southern Worcester, Suffolk, Western Essex, Western Middlesex Description: Strong northwest winds caused damage in the higher terrain of central and northeast Massachusetts. Sustained winds of 35 to 45 mph, with gusts of 55 to 65 mph, were common in Worcester, Middlesex, and Essex Counties, as well as the immediate Boston metropolitan area. Several trees were downed by the wind in Hudson and Warren. In Tyngsboro, one woman was injured when she was struck by a falling pine tree. Throughout the rest of the state, wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph were reported. About 1,000 electric customers lost power due to the wind. |
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