BOSTON (WHDH) - Following a morning of snowfall and cold that made for a slick commute throughout Massachusetts, some drivers were faced with much of the same on the way home as the storm moved out.
The day started off on a rough note for a number of drivers as is, whether it be a plow striking a car in Chelmsford, two cars crashing in the same spot in Brookline within minutes of each other, or a FedEx truck careening through a guardrail on Route 25 in Wareham.
Slick road conditions prompted multiple police departments to advise caution for anyone hitting the road on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, as the MassDOT deployed some 1,000 pieces of equipment for storm operations.
Snow that started falling during the overnight hours on Sunday into Monday morning led to 3-4″ accumulating in parts of the North and South Shore, while parts of Boston saw 1-3″ on average. At least 3.5″ accumulated at Logan International Airport, per the National Weather Service, while Dorchester seemed to top the neighborhood totals with 3.9″.
Elsewhere, towns such as Falmouth, Kingston and North Andover saw some of the most snowfall before noon, with 3-3.7″ of snow falling in their respective areas. Reports later in the afternoon indicated that Newburyport appeared to lead the pack with 4.3″.
Heading westward, communities from southern Connecticut to northern New Hampshire saw some degree of the white stuff, with communities like Littleton, Plainfield and Ashburnham collecting 2.7-3 inches as of late Monday morning.
By noontime, the band of snow that deposited most of the flakes Monday morning had passed, while another was making its way though the South Shore, North Shore, Merrimack Valley and parts of New Hampshire.
Though reduced visibility will remain an issue and some snow has yet to fall, the second wave is not expected to bring much more than an inch, if even close to that amount, before the advisory ends at 7 p.m.
For more forecast details, check out the 7WEATHER Weather Blog.
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Notable NWS Reported Snow Totals (as of 12 p.m.)*
Massachusetts
Barnstable County
East Falmouth 3.7 in
Falmouth 3.1 in
Waquoit 2.0 in
Mashpee 1.5 in
East Sandwich 1.4 in
Barnstable 1.2 in
Bristol County
Acushnet 2.0 in
Taunton 1.5 in
New Bedford 1.4 in
Fairhaven 0.8 in
Dukes County
Vineyard Haven 0.5 in
West Tisbury 0.5 in
Essex County
North Andover 3.5 in
Newburyport 3.5 in
Topsfield 3.4 in
Newbury 3.3 in
Haverhill 3.0 in
Middleton 2.9 in
Peabody 2.5 in
Groveland 2.5 in
Nahant 2.5 in
West Newbury 2.5 in
Andover 2.5 in
Beverly Coop 2.4 in
Boxford 2.4 in
Rowley 2.3 in
Methuen 2.0 in
Amesbury 2.0 in
Gloucester 2.0 in
Rockport 1.0 in
Franklin County
Conway 3.0 in
Greenfield 2.5 in
Buckland 2.0 in
Bernardston 2.0 in
Sunderland 1.8 in
Hampshire County
Plainfield 3.0 in
Williamsburg 3.0 in
Westhampton 2.5 in
Northampton 1.3 in
Easthampton 1.2 in
Middlesex County
Littleton 3.0 in
Dunstable 2.7 in
Billerica 2.5 in
Reading 2.5 in
Pepperell 2.5 in
Tewksbury 2.5 in
Ayer 2.5 in
Carlisle 2.2 in
Winchester 2.1 in
Acton 2.1 in
Westford 2.0 in
Maynard 1.9 in
Acton 1.8 in
Lexington 1.5 in
Framingham 1.5 in
Sudbury 1.5 in
Reading 1.5 in
Natick 1.3 in
Melrose 1.2 in
Hudson 1.2 in
Norfolk County
Walpole 2.1 in
Norwood 1.2 in
Randolph 1.2 in
Blue Hill Coop 1.1 in
Braintree 0.8 in
Foxborough 0.2 in
Norwood 0.2 in
Plymouth County
Kingston 3.7 in
Wareham 3.0 in
Whitman 2.6 in
Hingham 2.6 in
Carver 2.5 in
East Bridgewater 2.5 in
Marshfield 2.3 in
Wareham 2.2 in
Bridgewater 1.0 in
Rochester 1.0 in
Suffolk County
Logan 3.4 in
Chelsea 3.0 in
Worcester County
Ashburnham 2.7 in
Hubbardston 2.3 in
Lunenburg 2.0 in
Fitchburg 2.0 in
Ashburnham 2.0 in
Westminster 1.9 in
Sterling 1.8 in
Northborough 1.5 in
Berlin 1.4 in
Barre 1.2 in
Warren 1.1 in
Oakham 1.0 in
Milford 1.0 in
*Per the National Weather Service: “Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.“
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