A powerful norâeaster dumped over a foot of snow in the Berkshires early Thursday, laying down a fresh blanket of fluffy powder just a week before the Christmas holiday.
Snowfall totals might have been even higher, but a shift in the stormâs track brought the heaviest snow totals to areas around Albany, N.Y., some of which got nearly 30 inches of snow.
The Eagle set up a time-lapse video from the second floor of Pittsfield City Hall to capture the nor easter. The video, which looks west over the Dunham Mall, toward North Street, begins with snow falling about 10 p.m. Wednesday and continues overnight, ending about 8 a.m. Thursday. The Eagle is grateful to Mayor Linda Tyer for allowing the camera to be set up at City Hall.
A powerful norâeaster dumped over a foot of snow in the Berkshires early Thursday, laying down a fresh blanket of fluffy powder just a week before the Christmas holiday.
Snowfall totals might have been even higher, but a shift in the stormâs track brought the heaviest snow totals to areas around Albany, N.Y., some of which got nearly 30 inches of snow.
The Eagle set up a time-lapse video from the second floor of Pittsfield City Hall to capture the nor easter. The video, which looks west over the Dunham Mall, toward North Street, begins with snow falling about 10 p.m. Wednesday and continues overnight, ending about 8 a.m. Thursday. The Eagle is grateful to Mayor Linda Tyer for allowing the camera to be set up at City Hall.
Call it autumnâs last stand, or a sneak preview of spring still nearly four months away, but once again, the Berkshires enjoyed a four-day stretch of abnormally mild weather â complete with overnight and early morning fog and, on Sunday, a surprisingly sunny morning until afternoon clouds gathered.
Some die-hard kayakers enjoyed whatâs likely to be their last downriver âcruiseâ until next April before a cold front crashed through late in the day, setting the stage for the regionâs first deep dive into prolonged winter.
Snowfall so far â less than 3 inches at Pittsfield Municipal Airport â is only one-third of average for the first weeks of the winter weather season. Astronomical winter begins at 5:02 a.m. Dec. 21 (set your alarms), meaning, daylight will slowly lengthen as sunsets gain a half-minute, to 4:30, by monthâs end while dawn breaks around 7:20 for the next three weeks.