HoarfrostHubb Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 We leaf out We snow We remember This is my oldest winter weather event I can remember I lived in Foxboro MA at the time and we got around 10" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 Will's map is famous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Map I made back in 2007 of the May 1977 snowfall: Heh...Hubbdave already posted it right before I did....mine without the text covering it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Your Foxoboro 10" estimate looks pretty accurate Hubbdave...the nearby 8" amounts were at a bit lower elevation than Foxoboro. One of the coops is Walpole, but unfortunately that coop was only at 155 feet whereas much of Walpole and adjacent Foxboro is 250-300 feet, so they probably definitely had closer to 10". I do find it interesting that MQE only reported 7.8"....you'd think they would have gotten smoked, but maybe they got into a sucker hole....or wind was an issue. You had to be under intense lift in this storm...elevation was part of it, but not all of it...as the Monadnock region demonstrates...they had a lot of rain mixed in up in Cheshire county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 I wish there was more info out there about this If this happened today there would be tons of coverage and weenie reports. I am thinking it is up there with the Octobomb as anomalous events go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 It's always really bothered me..I would love to know how much this area had. Based on surrounding elevations I would bet there was 10-12 here on the hilltop similar to ORH..I have no way of knowing ..but it's always really bugged me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 It's always really bothered me..I would love to know how much this area had. Based on surrounding elevations I would bet there was 10-12 here on the hilltop similar to ORH..I have no way of knowing ..but it's always really bugged me. Storrs had 3 inches so yea probably 10-12, North Foster had 12.1 , probably similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 The most anomalous of all those snow totals has to be sea level PVD on the water with 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Storrs had 3 inches so yea probably 10-12, North Foster had 12.1 , probably similar I'd guess about 7-8" there. The lift was probably better over RI and E MA since the 6"+ snow totals occurred at much lower elevation than further west...so I think an area like N Foster would have done significantly better. The Storrs coop was at 650 feet (same as N Foster)...not the lowest area in Storrs by a longshot. The Southbridge coop to his northeast at over 700 feet had 6.0" on the dot. I didn't have that data when I made the map (or forgot to plot it on there). I don't entirely trust the Storrs data because they have had issues over the years, but I do feel the Southbridge data is decent. Interestingly, the Coventry, CT coop only reported 1 inch...but I don't trust that data either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 My grandmother had pictures of her deck furniture covered in snow in Hyde Park with what sounded like several inches. Same place I was at during the 4/97 storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I was living in Natick at the time. They cancelled two days of school due to the snow and tree damage. I recall it melted very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I wish there was more info out there about this If this happened today there would be tons of coverage and weenie reports. I am thinking it is up there with the Octobomb as anomalous events go Other than areal extent (Oct. 2011 stretched from PA to Maine), I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambone Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I was out driving around the communities between 128 and 495.... Lincoln, Sudbury, Concord... It was absolutely crazy. Tree branches were crashing down, roads blocked, no plows out... I called my boss and said "I need to come in the driving is dangerous out here". He acted like I was crazy. I told him we had 8 inches of snow on the ground and it was snowing heavily.. He accused me of exaggerating. I finally told him to turn on the bloody news and I was on my way in..... he was in east Waltham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayjawintastawm Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 We lived in Lexington at the time and lost many tree branches. My Dad was at a meeting at my school that evening, a mile and a half away from home, and couldn't get home for more than a day because all the roads were blocked. He had to stay with friends that night. I almost learned to run a chainsaw the next day but my mom wouldn't let me (I was 12). That storm plus the Blizzard of '78 were the two most formative events of my weather geekdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I'd guess about 7-8" there. The lift was probably better over RI and E MA since the 6"+ snow totals occurred at much lower elevation than further west...so I think an area like N Foster would have done significantly better. The Storrs coop was at 650 feet (same as N Foster)...not the lowest area in Storrs by a longshot. The Southbridge coop to his northeast at over 700 feet had 6.0" on the dot. I didn't have that data when I made the map (or forgot to plot it on there). I don't entirely trust the Storrs data because they have had issues over the years, but I do feel the Southbridge data is decent. Interestingly, the Coventry, CT coop only reported 1 inch...but I don't trust that data either. I don't know where the Coventry site is located, but most of Coventry is at a lower elevation than Tolland. Some areas are under 200 feet.. Especially south part of town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I don't know where the Coventry site is located, but most of Coventry is at a lower elevation than Tolland. Some areas are under 200 feet.. Especially south part of town The Coventry coop was at 500 feet....definitely lower than Tolland, but not so low that you would expect >10" vs just 1". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 The Coventry coop was at 500 feet....definitely lower than Tolland, but not so low that you would expect >10" vs just 1".Grant Hill which leads from Tolland into Coventry is the highest part of Coventry. It nears 850-900 feet . But much of that town is lower and flat with farming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I saw some wet snow mixed with rain that morning in Brooklyn NY...Before 1977 there was 1967 with late May snow...I think May 1961 and 1966 had snow in northern New England... http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130526/NEWS11/130529380 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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