Episode Narrative
A low pressure system intensified as it moved across the offshore waters during the early morning hours. This storm system brought the heaviest snowfall to southeast coastal Massachusetts, where the snow lasted nearly 10 hours. The northern fringe of the snow reached the northern and northwest suburbs of Boston. The greatest snowfall reported was over 9 inches over the south part of the town of Plymouth. Other totals of 6 inches or more included 8 inches in downtown Plymouth, Provincetown, and Truro; 7.5 inches in Cataumet; 7 inches in Eastham, Sandwich, and Whitehorse Beach in Plymouth; 6.5 inches in Pocasset and West Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard, and also in Somerset; 6.2 inches in Carver and Fairhaven; and 6.0 inches in Bridgewater, New Bedford, and West Wareham.