A winter storm passing southeast of Nantucket brought heavy snow to south central and eastern Massachusetts.  The greatest snowfall totals, averaging 12 to 16 inches, were observed from Worcester to Boston to Cape Cod and the Islands.  Amounts tapered off farther to the north and west, with 6 inch amounts common from Springfield to Ayer and the New Hampshire border in northeast Massachusetts.  As little as 2 to 4 inches of snow were reported in northwest and north central Massachusetts.No significant storm damage was reported, mainly due to the fluffy, light nature of the snow as temperatures dropped into the teens and 20s during the storm.  Travel was impacted, however, especially during the height of the storm which coincided with the evening rush hour.  Highway traffic was reduced to a crawl on parts of Interstates 93, 95, and 495 as well as Route 128 where numerous spin-outs were reported.  Logan International Airport in Boston closed completely shortly after 4 pm.  One runway opened shortly after, but airport officials struggled to clear runways as snowfall rates reached 2 inches per hour for about 4 hours.Official storm totals included 17.0 inches at Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, 12.1 inches at the National Weather Service office in Taunton, 11.0 inches at Logan International Airport in Boston, and 9.3 inches at Worcester Airport.  Other snowfall totals as reported by trained spotters included 16 inches in South Weymouth, Hingham, and Brockton; 14 inches in Wrentham, Walpole, Quincy, Marshfield, and Barnstable; 12 inches in Webster, Ashland, Woburn, Dorchester, Brighton, Needham, Millis, North Attleboro, West Plymouth, Sandwich, and Eastham; 11 inches in downtown Worcester, Oxford, West Medway, Reading, Belmont, Swampscott, Cambridge, South Boston, Plymouth, Hyannis, Chatham, Edgartown, and Nantucket; 8 inches in Monson, West Brookfield, Sturbridge, Billerica, North Andover, Concord, Swansea, and Fairhaven; and 6 inches in Granville, Southwick, Longmeadow, Lancaster, Pepperell, Ayer, Methuen, Haverhill, and Newburyport.

Winter Storm in EASTERN HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-FEB-03 05:00:00 to 08-FEB-03 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WESTERN HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-FEB-03 05:00:00 to 08-FEB-03 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WESTERN NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-FEB-03 05:00:00 to 08-FEB-03 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in EASTERN NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-FEB-03 05:00:00 to 08-FEB-03 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in EASTERN PLYMOUTH / ALSO PART OF NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-FEB-03 05:00:00 to 08-FEB-03 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-FEB-03 05:00:00 to 08-FEB-03 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in NORTHERN BRISTOL, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-FEB-03 05:00:00 to 08-FEB-03 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-FEB-03 05:00:00 to 08-FEB-03 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN BRISTOL, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-FEB-03 05:00:00 to 08-FEB-03 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-FEB-03 05:00:00 to 08-FEB-03 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-FEB-03 05:00:00 to 08-FEB-03 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SUFFOLK / ALSO PART OF NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-FEB-03 05:00:00 to 08-FEB-03 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WESTERN ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-FEB-03 05:00:00 to 08-FEB-03 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WESTERN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-FEB-03 05:00:00 to 08-FEB-03 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in EASTERN ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-FEB-03 05:00:00 to 08-FEB-03 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WESTERN MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-FEB-03 05:00:00 to 08-FEB-03 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-FEB-03 05:00:00 to 08-FEB-03 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in DUKES, MASSACHUSETTS
From 07-FEB-03 05:00:00 to 08-FEB-03 19:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER