Woburn Snow Totals: How Much Snow Fell During Latest Storm?

WOBURN, MA — The 2022-2023 winter in the Greater Boston region saw some of its biggest snow accumulation yet on Monday, piling up more than five inches of snow across many area locations, according to unofficial measurements from the National Weather Service.

Rain gave way to snow around midday, kicking off several hours of at times heavy snow that lingered throughout the evening commute around Boston.

By 10:07 p.m., one measurement in Woburn showed 5.5 inches of snow, according to the weather service.

Other nearby snow totals included:

• Burlington - 6.2 inches, 8:02 p.m.
• Waltham - 6.0 inches, 8:34 p.m.
• Wakefield - 5.9 inches, 9:02 p.m.
• Winchester - 5.3 inches, 8:28 p.m.
• Lexington - 5.2 inches, 10:00 p.m.
• Arlington - 5.2 inches, 8:54 p.m.
• Medford - 4.7 inches, 8:59 p.m.
• Melrose - 4.0 inches, 7:48 p.m.

Parts of Franklin County, Hampshire County and Worcester County saw some of the highest snow totals in the state, with over seven inches of snow measured in some places.

The North Shore also saw snow pile up, with more than six inches of snow measured in communities from Lynn to Newburyport.

Snow tapered off closer to Boston, with only 3.4 inches measured in Chelsea at 8:28 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Logan Airport documented 2.3 inches at 9:08 p.m.

While many Greater Boston schools opened for classes on Monday, many also canceled after school activities as weather conditions worsened.

Other municipal facilities and community organizations from city and town halls to Boys and Girls Club sites closed early.

In Newton, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller asked community members to drive carefully in one message on social media Monday afternoon. Local snow removal crews pre-treated roads ahead of Monday's storm, Fuller said. But rain in the morning before snow set in washed much of the pre-treating away, according to Fuller.

“When the snow arrived in earnest, we were in the beginning of afternoon rush hour,” Fuller said. “We’ve got lots of congestion and a bunch of ice.”

In Arlington, the town asked would-be drivers to say home if possible, as Department of Public Works crews proceeded with snow and ice removal.

Woburn City Councilor Charles Viola shared a message asking drivers to use caution if out on area roads.

At the state level, the State Police imposed a 40 mile-per-hour speed restriction on the Mass Pike as state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) crews worked to get highways clear.

More than 23,000 Massachusetts energy customers lost power on Monday. Just over 17,000 customers remained without power as of 7 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. Most lingering outages were concentrated in Worcester County, Franklin County and Hampshire County.

Though the region’s latest round of snow is gone, more winter weather could return as soon as Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

Forecasters released snow accumulation predictions on Monday night, eying between one and two inches for much of the Greater Boston area, with higher snow totals largely west of I-495.