Low  pressure moving out of the Ohio Valley passed south of Southern New England on the 2nd and moved out to sea on the 3rd.  This storm brought heavy snow to northwest Massachusetts, heavy rain and strong winds to central and eastern Massachusetts, and coastal flooding to the coastline.  Moderate to major coastal flooding took place over three tide cycles due to astronomically high tides and a persistent northeast wind. This built a storm surge of two to four feet along the Massachusetts East Coast.

Coastal Flood in EASTERN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 09:00:00 to 04-MAR-18 02:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

In Hull...Atlantic Avenue was flooded and barely passable.  The A Street Pier was submerged. There was a complete loss of protective dunes along sections of North Nantasket Beach.  In Hingham...Kilby and Rockland Streets flooded.  Car trapped at Otis and North Streets.  In Cohassett...Elm Street, Border Street, Summer Street, and Margin Street closed.  Jerusalem Road at Bow Street was closed. Atlantic Avenue was closed.  A four to five foot sand bank formed across Atlantic Avenue.  In Scituate...Surfside Road was impassable, and there was severe erosion and lowering of dunes along North Humarock Beach. Damage was reported for over 200 homes in Scituate, with 25 to 50 homes destroyed.  Car on Newport and Central Avenues trapped with water up to the door handles.  Gannet Road was closed.  In Duxbury...King Caesar Road was closed. Severe erosion and lowering of dunes along Duxbury Beach.  In Kingston...Landing Road at the railroad bridge was closed.
In Plymouth...Warren Avenue near Burts Restaurant was closed.  Water Street at Union Street was closed. Brewster Street at Water Street was closed.  Taylor Avenue at White Horse Beach was closed.

Coastal Flood in BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 09:00:00 to 04-MAR-18 02:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 11:52 AM State Route 6A in Sandwich was reported impassable in both directions at Scorton Creek.  At the same time Scorton Creek flooded Marshview Circle.  Twenty-four homes were condemned in Sandwich due to coastal flooding.  At 11:57 AM Cove Road in Orleans and an adjacent parking lot were flooded, while Rock Harbor Road and Bridge Road were reported flooded and impassable; buildings at Nauset Beach in Orleans destroyed.  In Chatham there was a collapsed seawall at Minister's Point, and there was substantial erosion and overwash along North Beach Island.

Winter Storm in WESTERN HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 00:00:00 to 02-MAR-18 17:50:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Snowfall from one inch to twelve inches fell on Western Hampshire County, with the twelve inch amount at Plainfield in the northwest corner of the county.

High Wind in WESTERN MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 00:00:00 to 03-MAR-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 8.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

There were numerous reports of downed trees in Western Middlesex County. At 6:45 PM EST, winds at Hanscom Field in Bedford gusted to 59 mph.  At 4:26 AM EST a large tree was down across Wellesley Street in Weston.  At 5:25 AM EST a tree blocked Parker Road in Dracut. At 5:30 AM EST a large tree was down on I-95 southbound between exits 43 and 42.  At 7:35 AM EST a tree was down on Stony Brook Road in Burlington.

High Wind in WESTERN ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 00:00:00 to 03-MAR-18 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

At 12:31 PM EST the Automated Surface Observing System platform at Lawrence Airport reported a wind gust to 59 mph.  At 5:10 AM EST a tree was blocking Maple Street in Middleton. At 5:30 AM EST a tree was blocking route 125 in North Andover. At 7:26 AM EST a tree was blocking Surry Lane at Coach Lane in Boxford. At 8:10 AM EST a tree was down on Bachelor Street at Middle Street in West Newbury.

High Wind in BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 00:00:00 to 03-MAR-18 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 84.00 EG
Property damage: 40.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

At 6:41 PM EST a trained spotter in Wellfleet reported a wind gust to 97 mph. At 5:15 PM EST a trained spotter in East Falmouth reported a sustained wind of 61 mph and a gust to 92 mph. At 6:04 PM EST an amateur radio operator in Barnstable reported a wind gust to 93 mph.  At 9:20 PM EST multiple utility poles were reported down in West Yarmouth. Also at that time, a large tree was down on wires in Barnstable.

High Wind in DUKES, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 00:00:00 to 03-MAR-18 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 76.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 5:54 PM EST an amateur radio operator in Oak Bluffs reported a wind gust to 88 mph.  At 6:06 PM EST an amateur radio operator in Vineyard Haven reported a gust to 75 mph. At 6:40 PM EST the Automated Surface Observation System platform at Marthas Vineyard Airport reported a gust to 67 mph.

High Wind in NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 00:00:00 to 03-MAR-18 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 78.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 7:17 PM EST an amateur radio operator on Nantucket reported a wind gust to 90 mph.

Coastal Flood in DUKES, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 09:00:00 to 04-MAR-18 02:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 11 AM EST in Vineyard Haven Lagoon Pond Road, Water Street, and Beach Road were closed due to flooding. At the same time, Seaview Avenue and Beach Road in Oak Bluffs were closed due to flooding; Beach Road had a road washout adjacent to the seawall.  Beach Road by the seawall was again closed due to flooding on the morning of March 3rd.

Coastal Flood in NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS
From 03-MAR-18 11:00:00 to 04-MAR-18 02:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 12:15 PM EST, Washington Street in the main settlement of Nantucket was reported flooded and impassable.

Coastal Flood in EASTERN ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 09:00:00 to 04-MAR-18 02:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Extensive moderate to major coastal flooding was reported along the Essex County coastline for three tide cycles on March 2nd and 3rd.  Flooding occurred in Salisbury on Berry Road, First Street, Broadway, and Reservation Road.  In Ipswich, flooding closed Jeffreys Neck Road, Water Street, Pine Swamp Road, and Argilla Road.  In Essex Conomo Road was closed by flooding. State Route 133 was closed at Southern Avenue and Martin Street.   In Gloucester flooding occurred on Essex Avenue at Western Avenue, and at the Cape Ann Marina. Nautilus Road and Washington Streets were closed. Water levels were above the footbridge at Good Harbor.   In Danvers flooding entered buildings along Broad Street.  In Marblehead flooding closed Front Street. Grace Oliver Beach and Fort Sewell areas closed.  In Salem Bridge Street and Commercial Street covered by flooding.  In Lynn flooding covered Camden, Bates, and River Streets. Western Avenue was closed at Fox Hill Bridge, and Summer Street closed at GE Field. The Nahant Causeway was closed.  In Saugus flooding covered Ballard Street.  In Swampscott Atlantic Avenue, Puritan Road, Humphrey Road, Woodvine Avenue and Beach Bluff were closed.  Yards along Seaview Avenue are flooded.
In Nahant, Fox Hill Road, Castle Road, and Willow Road were closed.

Coastal Flood in SUFFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 09:00:00 to 04-MAR-18 02:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Extensive moderate to major coastal flooding was reported.  In Revere...Mills Avenue, River Avenue, Revere Beach Parkway closed.  In Winthrop the Winthrop Causeway and Winthrop Shore Drive were closed. Flooding occurred near the Winthrop Yacht Club.  In Boston, there was flooding on Sleeper Street in South Boston.  Portions of Causeway Street, Morton Street, Bennington Street, B Street, and Atlantic Avenue were closed.  In Dorchester, Morrissey Blvd was closed.

Coastal Flood in EASTERN NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 09:00:00 to 04-MAR-18 02:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

In Quincy...Quincy Shore Drive, Brackett Street, Sea Street, East Squantum Street, Shore Drive, Salt Point Road, and Norfolk Avenue were closed.  In Weymouth, Fore River Avenue was flooded. River Street  had two feet of water.  Fore Point Road was impassable.   In Braintree Howard Street and Edgehill Road were closed.

High Wind in EASTERN ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 00:00:00 to 03-MAR-18 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 40.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Numerous trees and some power lines were brought down.  At 4:54 AM EST a large tree was blocking Larch Row in Wenham. At 5:16 AM EST trees and wires were down on Central Street in Saugus.  At 6:08 AM EST a tree was blocking Gardner Street in Peabody.  At 6:15 AM EST trees and wires were down on Fayette Court in Lynn.  At 6:40 AM EST, a tree was down on Conomo Point Road and Town Farm Road in Essex.At 6:46 AM EST, a tree was down on Dunlap Street in Salem.  At 8:10 AM EST a tree was down on Henry Street in Saugus. At 10:41 AM EST a mesonet station at Childrens Island in Marblehead reported a wind gust of 60 mph.  At 11:40 AM EST a tree was down on a house on Linwood Street in Lynn.

High Wind in SOUTHERN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 00:00:00 to 03-MAR-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 40.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 5:23 AM EST, a tree was reported down on Stafford Street in Charlton. At 6:50 AM EST a tree was reported down on South Street in Shrewsbury. At 7:05 AM EST a tree was reported down on Marshall Terrace in Dudley. At 8:25 AM EST one person was injured when a tree fell on a car on Bryn Marr Avenue in Auburn.  At 9:05 AM EST a large tree was reported down on Bigelow Road in Webster, near Mill Brook. At 9:10 AM EST a tree was reported down on Bolton Street in Marlborough.  At Noon, a metal light pole fell onto two parked cars on Main Street in Worcester; there were no injuries.  At 6:40 PM EST, a tree fell onto a car at 69 Flagg Street with one injury resulting. At 8:20 PM multiple trees were reported down in Worcester on Paine Street, Rowena Street, Forsberg Street, and Kenebec Street.

High Wind in WESTERN NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 02:00:00 to 03-MAR-18 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 35.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 5:28 AM EST a tree was reported down on Furnace Street blocking the road.  At 5:45 AM EST trees and wires were reported down on York Street in Stoughton. At 5:50 AM EST a tree was reported down on South Street in Avon. At 6:30 AM EST trees and wires were reported down on South Franklin Street in Holbrook. Also at 6:30 AM EST a tree was down near St Bridget's Parish at Plymouth and Central Streets in Abington.  At 6:36 AM EST a tree was down on a house and a car on Argyle Road near Wilmarth Road in Randolph.  At 7 AM EST a tree was reported down on Webster Street in Randolph.  At 7:10 AM EST a tree was reported down on a car on Elliot Street in Norwood. At 7:50 AM EST a large tree was down on wires at the Lafayette House parking lot on U.S. Route 1 in Foxborough.  At 4 PM EST a large tree was reported down at Farrington Street and Independence Drive.

High Wind in SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 00:00:00 to 03-MAR-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 5:27 AM EST a tree was reported down on a house on Pearl Street in Woburn.  At 5:33 AM EST a tree was reported down on Gray Street in Arlington. At 5:54 AM EST a tree was down on Prospect Street near Highland Avenue. At 6:40 AM EST a large tree was down and blocking Plainfield Street in Newton.  At 6:50 AM EST a tree was down on wires on Dover Street in Medford. At 6:57 AM EST a tree was down on wires in Stoneham on Perkins Street at North Avenue.  At 7:26 AM EST a tree was down and blocking Galileo Galilei Way at Broadway in Cambridge. At 7:30 AM EST a large tree was down on wires at Adam Street and Wilshire Road in Newton.  At 7:40 AM EST a tree was down on a house on Nichols Avenue in Watertown.  At 7:50 AM EST a tree was down on wires on Wynn Street in Woburn.  At 9:25 AM EST a large tree was down on Merriam Street near Merriam Village in Weston. At 11:58 AM EST eight utility poles were down on Arsenal Street between Irving and School Streets.

High Wind in SUFFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 00:00:00 to 03-MAR-18 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 61.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

At 5:32 PM EST the Automated Surface Observing System platform at Boston's Logan International Airport measured a wind gust of 70 mph. At 7:30 AM EST a tree was down on Stratton Street in Boston.

High Wind in EASTERN NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 00:00:00 to 03-MAR-18 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 63.00 MG
Property damage: 35.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

At 5:42 PM EST the Co-operative observer in Milton measured a wind gust to 73 mph.  At 4:25 AM EST a tree was reported down on Greenleaf Street in Quincy.  At 6 AM EST a tree was down on a house on Weybosset Street in Weymouth. At 6:05 AM EST a tree was blocking Commercial Street in Braintree.  At 11:30 AM EST the roof was blown off a house on Prospect Hill Drive.

High Wind in NORTHERN BRISTOL, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 00:00:00 to 03-MAR-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 5:30 AM EST a tree was reported down on Rockland Street in Easton.  At 5:50 AM EST a tree was down on Gilbert Street in Mansfield. At 6:15 AM EST a tree was down on New Street near Fairview Avenue in Rehoboth.  At 7:10 AM EST a tree and wires were down on King Street in Raynham.  At 7:15 AM EST a tree was down on Hill Street in Norton.  At 7:50 AM EST a tree was down on Washington Street near Brown Street in South Attleboro.  At 8:15 AM EST a tree was blocking Chestnut Street at Brook Street in Rehoboth.   At 2:15 PM EST multiple trees were down on John Scott Boulevard and South Worcester Street.

High Wind in EASTERN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 00:00:00 to 03-MAR-18 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 76.00 EG
Property damage: 40.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 6:15 PM EST a trained spotter in Marshfield reported a wind gust of 87 mph. At 7:43 PM EST the Fire Department in Scituate reported a wind gust of 80 mph. At 6:31 PM EST the Automated Surface Observation System platform at Plymouth Municipal Airport reported a wind gust of 70 mph.  Between 6 AM and Noon there were numerous reports of trees down in Plymouth, Cohassett, Scituate, Hingham,and Hull; utility poles were reported down in Cohasset and Hingham.

High Wind in SOUTHERN BRISTOL, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 00:00:00 to 03-MAR-18 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 59.00 EG
Property damage: 60.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 2:54 PM EST an amateur radio operator in Fall River reported a wind gust to 68 mph.  At 1:25 PM EST the Automated Surface Observation System platform at New Bedford Regional Airport reported a gust to 61 mph.  At 9:15 AM EST a tree was reported down on Old Providence Road in Swansea, at the Seekonk town line.  At 11:55 AM EST a widows walk was blown off the peak of a roof in New Bedford with some structural damage to the roof. Also at 11:55 AM, a utility pole in Fairhaven was snapped in half, and a large tree was brought down on Middleboro Road in Freetown. At 12:18 PM EST several utility poles were reported down on Fall River Avenue in Seekonk.  At 8:56 PM EST multiple trees and wires were reported down in Mount Fair Circle in Swansea.

High Wind in SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 00:00:00 to 03-MAR-18 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 6:24 PM EST an amateur radio operator in Wareham reported a wind gust to 65 mph. At 9:20 PM EST an amateur radio operator in Mattapoisett reported several trees down.

High Wind in SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 00:00:00 to 03-MAR-18 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 6:24 PM EST an amateur radio operator in Wareham reported a wind gust to 65 mph. At 9:20 PM EST an amateur radio operator in Mattapoisett reported several trees down.

High Wind in WESTERN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 02-MAR-18 00:00:00 to 03-MAR-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 54.00 EG
Property damage: 45.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

At 6:13 AM EST a tree was down in Rockland across Salem Street near Union Street. At 8:35 AM EST a tree was down on Lake Street in Plympton. At 8:56 PM EST multiple trees and wires were reported down around East Bridgewater with some trees on top of houses.  At 3:30 PM EST a tree fell on a car in a driveway on Cedar Street in Plympton, killing an occupant of the car.