Boston's official snow total at Logan Airport reached 18.6 inches as of Monday morning, with some areas receiving between 14 to 18 inches of snow, and the highest amounts closing in on 20 to 24 inches. This significant winter event transformed the greater Boston area into a winter wonderland, but with serious consequences for travel and daily life. The snowfall puts Boston just 1.2 inches away from making the top ten list of the city's biggest winter storms.
The intensity of the storm led to widespread shutdowns across the region. Hundreds of schools and businesses across Massachusetts were closed Monday due to the storm. You can learn more about how this storm impacted education systems in our coverage of school closures across the country. Schools across the state were closed Monday because of the snowstorm, and conditions remained treacherous throughout the day with a final light band of snow sweeping over the entire Commonwealth Monday afternoon.
Some towns had 20 inches of snow on the ground Monday morning, with Hopkinton reaching 22.0 inches, Uxbridge and Lexington each getting 21.0 inches, and Middleton recording 20.5 inches. Boston's Logan Airport would need to reach 19.9 inches to make the top 10 all-time biggest winter storms, and by early Monday the storm had dumped at least 17 inches in the city since Sunday morning. The Arctic conditions aren't letting up anytime soon—temperatures will not go above freezing for the entire week, meaning that massive snowfall isn't going anywhere for days.