Will Massachusetts See Another "Snowmageddon" Like We Did In 2015?

BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) – Bostonians love to talk about great storms of the past. The winter of 2015 is still burned into the memories of many. For four straight weeks the northeast got hammered with snowstorm after snowstorm every weekend. Schools cancelled classes every Monday for a month, homeowners ran out of places to put snow, and there is a chance we will see that pattern again.

“What we are in right now is not dissimilar to what we saw in 2015. It’s a big what we call a ‘negative EPO,” said CBS News Boston’s Chief Meteorologist Eric Fisher.

A negative Eastern Pacific Oscillation or EPO means that there is a pressure ridge over Alaska which creates warmer temperatures in places west, and colder conditions east.

It’s the same conditions that caused the snow in the region in 2015. The winter of 2015 was the snowiest on record in Boston by a mile. A total of 110.6 inches of snow and 64.8 of those inches fell in February alone.

“So we're going to have very consistent constant cold; the most we’ve seen since 2015. The question is storms,” said Fisher.

Now, local meteorologists will be closely following any storm that comes up the coast. If it hits directly, it could dump snow on top of the approximately 2 feet that is already on the ground.

 “[That winter] was so bad because every storm hits and hit us directly. To repeat that is very difficult. Everything has to go right or wrong, depending on your perspective.”

Right now, all eyes are on a potential nor’easter heading our way. With still days ahead of the predicted system, it’s still a wait and see.

“I think by Thursday we will know if this will be a big hit, a fringe hit, or something that misses us,” he said.

But Fisher admits another a 2015 would be too much to handle. 

"The weather nerds will judge me, all the people out there just rooting for every big hit. But no, I am not wishing for a repeat," he said.

WBZ NewsRadio’s Chaiel Schaffel (@CSchaffelWBZ) reports.