Winging_it

I'm barely 10 miles NW of you but only hit 31 for a high before falling to the upper 20's. Held out all day for the expected brief temp surge to clear off the car. Oh well ...

The Nashoba Valley is almost as brutal - 3/4" today in Townsend, 4 1/2" on the season (3" on the 12/5 was a gift). Yes, the lower Merrimack Valley including SE NH is wayyyy overdue for some goods. The greater Boston area was at least as snow-starved and I'm glad they cashed in a bit today.

What I found remarkable about this event was getting 3" in Townsend, which is at the base of the Worcester hills, despite the SW surface wind and its downsloping/warming effects. I can't remember the last time getting this much snow with this synoptic setup. Looks like another such event upcoming Saturday night, albeit less robust. If this winter turns out unremarkable otherwise, I'll remember this event for the rarity it is.

1.4" fell in Townsend in the initial downpour around 3 PM, then a short break, then the big band formed just to the south and east of us. I thought to myself - "we had our share, they can have the next round". Then it quickly pivoted NW and gave us another 4". That plus the 1.9" that fell Sunday afternoon and Monday AM totaled 7.3" in about 30 hours - about 2 months worth of rain. Incredible that more than that total fell in a much shorter time across the more urban landscape of Leominster - a perfect storm for devastation you might say.

Here in Townsend MA (310') we flipped to snow around 10 PM, then back to rain/mix for an hour or more around 3 AM, then back to snow. 5" OTG (measured it on the old snow) with S at 32.5F. I figure we'll accumulate about half of what the N ORH hills does. Seems that the rain/snow line corresponds well to the NAM 925 MB -0.5C isotherm at least at lower elevations. Power is already flickering.

Looking more and more like a net gain for you. Hoping to at least break even here.

I'm only 10 miles SE and less than 500' lower than you and received only 1.75" on 12/16 - one of the more extreme elevation-dependent storms I've experienced. Received 5.5" yesterday. You're in a good spot to cash in on easterly events.

Cool! Seems like you're in a jackpot area for part 1. You're close to 1K elevation, right? I managed to get 3 1/2" here in the lowlands of Townsend. Hoping for at least 2" today in part 2.

I too saw the resemblance of that setup to 12/23/97. 20" in Townsend from a forecasted 3-5" IIRC. Will history repeat itself? Nah!

Looks like band has settled just south of us now. 3" snow. 2.80" event rain.

You and I both were overdue for a pleasant surprise such as this.

I've lived in Townsend for 35 years and have been at the mercy of drying downsloping events that whole time. This is by far the biggest event of this sort I've experienced - 2.5" so far and still S+. It could be another 35 years before I witness another such event, and of course it was virtually unforecasted. Best Christmas gift ever!

Same amount here, with less than 1" remaining OTG. Temp was 33-35F the entire event but got skunked by the low elevation.

1/2" here today in the snow hole that is the MA/NH border region this year.

Yep, the Nashoba Valley region is overdue for the goods.

SN starting to mix with RN here, just SE of Townsend center. Closing in on 6". 32F. An apparent meso low of sorts just east of us kept winds NW most of the night, now light E. Pleasant surprise to be on the giving side of the storm for a change. Edit: changed to all RN just after 7 AM. 6" total. Temp just edging above 32F.

Same here in Townsend (2SE), elevation 310 ft. About 1/2" on protected surfaces. Roads are white but slushy. Temp is 34+ F. Just cold enough.

I'm 5 miles south of the border (SE part of Townsend) and got just 2". Seems like we've been on the wrong side of Rt2 the last 3 events.

Yeah, same thing happened in Dec 6, 2003. Sun was dimly visible all day in the greater Nashua area while the North Shore got 3 feet and all the NNE mountains got 2 feet. Nashua got 8".

Yeah, that's my consolation - the shaft zone was well modeled so expectations were kept low. Congrats to the "haves".

I'm in the same pork pipe as you. Barely a flake. 8" so far.

Yes, my brother will continue to maintain the website. He owns First Lake General Store, FKA Treats and Treasures. I believe the equipment will remain at the original location but he will be taking snow measurements from his backyard across the street from the store. I'll be his "advisor", as much as I can do from a distance. Hopefully the transition will be fairly seamless.

Same here. Between bands all morning, then 8.5" in the last 3 hours.