"New Englanders are feeling the anticipation of a major snowstorm arriving on our doorstep very soon. Afterall, we've been in a snowstorm drought of sorts over the past four years, with the last snowstorm delivering more than 6 inches occurring in February 2022. Interestingly enough, one of our top seven largest snowstorms also occurred that year - nearly 24 inches of snow in January 2022. Snowstorms that approach 2 feet are quite rare in Boston, with only six storms exceeding that mark and that seventh storm in 2022 being just shy. The all-time record snowfall for Boston is the 27.6 inches that fell on Feb. 17-18, 2003."
"It takes a lot to get 2 feet of snow. For one thing, it needs to snow quite hard for an extended period of time. Alternatively, it could snow at various intensities for an extended time, such as when the third-largest snowstorm hit Boston back in February 1969. That storm is sometimes called the "100-hour storm" because of how long the snowfall lasted from start to finish. All these big snowstorms also required copious amounts of moisture from the Atlantic."
A major snowstorm is approaching New England after a relative four-year drought since the last snowfall exceeding six inches in February 2022. One of the region's largest storms occurred in January 2022 with nearly 24 inches. Snow events approaching two feet are rare in Boston, with only six storms surpassing that threshold. The city record is 27.6 inches from Feb. 17-18, 2003, while the Blizzard of '78 produced 27.1 inches and the most severe impacts. Two-foot storms require prolonged or persistent heavy snowfall, often fueled by abundant Atlantic moisture and, in some cases, very long-duration events like the 1969 "100-hour storm."
Read at Boston.com
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