2024-01-07 12:34:00
Snow piled up over Saturday night and early Sunday morning, and preliminary snowfall totals for Massachusetts have already come to the National Weather Service — even as snow continues to fall.
In a 3:30 a.m. message to Xformerly known as Twitter, the National Weather Service’s Norton office wrote Sunday that it had a preliminary assessment of how much snow had fallen on the region.
“Keep the reports coming,” the Weather Service wrote.
As of 7 a.m., several communities had reported 8 inches or more had fallen.
Sterling in Worcester County had the highest reported total at that point in the morning, with 9.1 inches. Lunenburg, Westborough, Charlton and Grafton — all in Worcester County — also all reported 8 inches or more Sunday morning.
Other communities reporting 8 inches or more include North Andover and Haverhill in Essex County; Westfield in Hampden County; Westhampton in Hampshire County; and Pepperell in Middlesex County.
A notable community for the region outside Massachusetts, also reporting more than 8 inches, is Windsor Locks, Conn., home of Bradley International Airport, which recorded 8.2 inches of snow as of 7 a.m. Sunday.
The central portion of Massachusetts has received the most amount of snow thus far during the storm. The National Weather Service shows the area of deepest snowfall encompassing most of Hampden and Worcester counties — with portions of Hampshire, Franklin and Middlesex counties also covered.
In Hampden County, West Springfield and Chicopee both reported 7 inches, with Agawam reporting 6 inches.
In Worcester County, Fitchburg reported 7.5 inches, there was 6.5 inches reported in Sturbridge and Warren, 6 inches in Templeton and Fiskdale, 5 inches was reported in Sutton and Lancaster and 4.8 inches was reported in Barre.
In Middlesex County, Chlmsford and Tyngsboro both reported 7 inches while Reading reported 5.5 inches and Wilmington reported 5.2 inches. Framingham and Lexington reported 3.8 inches and 3.2 inches respectively.
In Hampshire County, Northampton reported 7.5 inches, Belchertown reported 6.5 inches and Plainfield reported 6 inches.
For Franklin County communities, Leverett reported 5 inches and Greenfield reported 4.
In Essex County, Andover reported 7.5 inches, Amesbury reported 6.3 inches, Topsfield reported 6 inches and Ipswich reported 3 inches.
Southeastern Massachusetts has largely seen the least amount of snow thus far in the storm.
In Bristol County, North Attleborough reported 2.4 inches with Rehoboth, Swansea and Taunton all reporting a bit over an inch of snow. The Norton National Weather Service office reported 1.6 inches of snow at its location at 6:50 a.m.
In Norfolk County, West Milton reported 4.9 inches, Franklin reported 4 inches and Randolph reported 1.6 inches.
The only Plymouth County community to report as of 7 a.m. was Rockland, which reported half an inch.
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