Mar 5, 2001
A major winter storm impacted the Bay State with near blizzard conditions, high winds, and coastal flooding. The slow-moving storm, which tracked south of New England, dumped over two feet of snow across the interior, knocked out power to about 80,000 customers, and shut down businesses and schools for several days. There were also many reports of downed trees and wires during the height of the storm, along with reports of lightning and thunder. Hundreds of flights at Logan International Airp
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5237886). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Suffolk County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.