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Town-by-town storm report: Mass. communities with highest snow totals, strongest wind gusts

By Frank O'Laughlin, Boston 25 News Staff
By Frank O'Laughlin, Boston 25 News Staff

A nasty April nor’easter that ramped up overnight is continuing to unleash snow, sleet, and rain on Massachusetts on Thursday morning, causing school cancellations and delays, as well as slick travel conditions on the roads and power outages from wind damage.

Parts of northern and western Massachusetts are seeing heavy snow, while other parts of the state are seeing a wintry mix, sleet, and soaking rainfall.

By mid-morning Thursday, parts of the Bay State had 8 inches of fresh snow on the ground.

Town-by-town storm report: Mass. communities with highest snow totals, strongest wind gusts

Below is a town-by-town look at the highest snowfall totals in the state, so far, according to the National Weather Service:

  • Hawley: 8.2 inches
  • Plainfield: 8 inches
  • Ashburnham: 6.3 inches
  • Colrain: 5.2 inches
  • Buckland: 4.5 inches
  • Townsend: 4.5 inches
  • Hubbardston: 4.5 inches
  • Conway: 4.4 inches
  • Westhampton: 4 inches
  • Lunenburg: 4 inches
  • Fitchburg: 4 inches
  • Pepperell: 3.3 inches
  • Westminster: 3.2 inches
  • Worcester: 3.2 inches
  • Groton: 3 inches
  • Sterling: 3 inches
  • Holden: 3 inches
  • Williamsburg: 2.8 inches
  • Amesbury: 2.5 inches
  • Bernardston: 2.5 inches
  • Maynard: 2.5 inches
  • Tyngsboro: 2.5 inches

The snow is expected to ramp up in some areas this afternoon into the evening before the storm weakens.

Wind gusts have also been a problem with this storm, with tens of thousands of homes and businesses across the state without power.

Below is a town-by-town look at the strongest wind gusts in the state, so far, according to the NWS:

  • Wellfleet: 73 mph
  • Pleasure Bay: 73 mph
  • Kalmus: 67 mph
  • Nantucket: 67 mph
  • Children’s Island: 60 mph
  • Revere Beach: 60 mph
  • Woods Hole: 60 mph
  • Plymouth: 59 mph
  • Dread Ledge: 59 mph
  • Lawrence: 59 mph
  • Boston: 59 mph
  • Hyannis: 58 mph
  • Worcester: 53 mph

Strongest wind gusts recorded in Mass. during nor'easter

The Boston 25 Weather team has issued a Weather Alert due to the array of storm threats.

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