Low pressure intensified along the New Jersey coast on the 16th and moved northeast across southeast New England, reaching the Gulf of Maine on the 17th.  The big impact was very heavy elevational snows, with a foot-and-a-half of snow in the east slopes of the Berkshires and 8 to 10 inches in the hills of northern Worcester County.  Elsewhere there was a few inches of rain and gusty winds, both ahead of and behind the system.

Heavy Snow in WESTERN FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 16-DEC-22 02:30:00 to 17-DEC-22 06:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 4.80K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Heavy snow fell in western Franklin County.  Warning criteria was met as early as 6:30 AM EST on the 16th.  Final totals included:  18.0 inches in Rowe (amateur radio); 16.0 in Hawley (trained spotter); and 11.0 in Ashfield (trained spotter).  In Rowe, at 10 AM EST, the weight of the snow knocked down a tree and wires on Davis Mine Road and at 610 AM EST on the 17th, police reported a tree down on Middletown Hill Road.  In Ashfield at 214 PM EST on the 16th, the Fire Dept. reported a tree down on wires (road unspecified).  In Buckland at 525 AM EST on the 17th, the Fire Dept. reported multiple trees down on wires.  In Conway at 552 AM EST on the 17th, amateur radio operators reported a large tree down on North Poland Road.

Heavy Snow in WESTERN HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 16-DEC-22 02:30:00 to 17-DEC-22 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 3.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Heavy snow occurred in western Hampshire County.  Warning criteria was reached as early as 6:30 AM on the 16th.  Some final totals included:  Goshen 16.0 inches (amateur radio); Plainfield 13.0 inches (trained spotter); Chesterfield 10.3 inches (trained spotter).  In Chesterfield at 657 AM EST on the 16th, the Fire Dept. reported a tree limb and wires down on a car, from the weight of the snow (report relayed by amateur radio).  In Cummington at 1046 AM EST on the 16th, the public reported a tree down on wires on Wilder Road.  In Worthington at 550 AM EST on the 17th, police reported a large tree down on wires on Witt Hill Road at Guard Road.  In Goshen at 7 AM EST on the 17th, Fire Dept. officials reported a tree down on wires on Ball Road (report relayed by amateur radio).

Heavy Snow in WESTERN HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS
From 16-DEC-22 02:30:00 to 17-DEC-22 06:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 3.10K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Heavy snow fell in western Hampden County.  Warning criteria was reached as early as 630 AM EST on the 16th.  The final total in Chester was 14.0 inches (amateur radio).  In Granville at 716 AM EST on the 16th, police reported a tree down on wires from the weight of the snow (road unspecified).  In Chester at 759 AM EST on the 16th, the public reported multiple trees down on Round Hill Road (report relayed by amateur radio).   In Blandford at 110 PM EST on the 16th, the public reported power lines down on North Blandford Road (report relayed by amateur radio).

Strong Wind in WESTERN NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 16-DEC-22 08:54:00 to 16-DEC-22 08:54:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 39.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

In Westwood, a tree was down on Canton Street.  Public report was relayed by amateur radio.

Winter Weather in NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
From 16-DEC-22 12:00:00 to 17-DEC-22 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

In Ashby, an amateur radio operator reported 11 inches of snow and trees down on West Road and Piper Road. This is being listed as Winter Weather, rather than Heavy Snow, because Ashby was the only town in MA Zone 26 that had heavy snow... Townsend had 3.5 inches, Pepperell had 1 inch, and Ayer reported 0.3 inches, so the zone average was below warning criteria.