A fast moving winter storm passing south of New England brought heavy snow to south central and southeast Massachusetts where totals of 5 to 10 inches were common.  The snow began during the late morning hours and ended during the evening, and there were several reports of thunder and lightning that afternoon.The snow began falling so quickly at the onset that motorists in southeast Massachusetts were caught off guard.  This created a mess on area roadways, including a chain-reaction pileup of some one hundred vehicles on the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Attleboro.  No serious injuries were reported, but hundreds of people were stranded for several hours after authorities shut down a ten mile stretch of I-95 from Attleboro to the Rhode Island border.  The treacherous conditions also caused two smaller multi-vehicle accidents in the region - one involving a dozen vehicles on Route 3 in Kingston and the other affecting about twenty vehicles on Route 24 near Interstate 495.  Several accidents were also reported on Interstate 495 from Wrentham to Foxboro.Official snowfall totals from the storm included 9.0 inches at the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton; 7.0 inches at the National Weather Service office in Taunton; 5.8 inches at Logan International Airport in Boston; and 5.0 inches at Worcester Airport.Other snowfall totals as reported by trained spotters included 12 inches in Brockton; 11 inches in South Weymouth, Plymouth, and Millville;10 inches in Chatham, Wellfleet, Vineyard Haven, Marshfield, Duxbury, and Randolph; 9 inches in Eastham, Barnstable, Edgartown, Nantucket, New Bedford, Norton, West Plymouth, and Hingham; 8 inches in Provincetown, Sandwich, Wareham, Acushnet, Rehoboth, Foxboro, Walpole, and Douglas; 7 inches in West Tisbury, Somerset, West Bridgewater, Quincy, Norwood, Hopkinton, Hopedale, Webster, Monson, and Longmeadow; and 6 inches in Dedham, Needham, Newton, Holliston, Sutton, Granville, and Wilbraham.  Snowfall amounts tapered off to as little as 2 to 4 inches near the New Hampshire border.

Winter Storm in WESTERN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 06-MAR-03 11:00:00 to 06-MAR-03 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WESTERN HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 06-MAR-03 11:00:00 to 06-MAR-03 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 06-MAR-03 11:00:00 to 06-MAR-03 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in DUKES, MASSACHUSETTS
From 06-MAR-03 11:00:00 to 06-MAR-03 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 40K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in EASTERN HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 06-MAR-03 11:00:00 to 06-MAR-03 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in EASTERN NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 06-MAR-03 11:00:00 to 06-MAR-03 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 30K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in EASTERN PLYMOUTH / ALSO PART OF NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 06-MAR-03 11:00:00 to 06-MAR-03 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 30K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS
From 06-MAR-03 11:00:00 to 06-MAR-03 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in NORTHERN BRISTOL, MASSACHUSETTS
From 06-MAR-03 11:00:00 to 06-MAR-03 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 500K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN BRISTOL, MASSACHUSETTS
From 06-MAR-03 11:00:00 to 06-MAR-03 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 250K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 06-MAR-03 11:00:00 to 06-MAR-03 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 75K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in SUFFOLK / ALSO PART OF NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 06-MAR-03 11:00:00 to 06-MAR-03 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in WESTERN NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 06-MAR-03 11:00:00 to 06-MAR-03 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER