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Flood — Berkshire, MA

Dec 18, 2023

An area of low pressure tracked up the East Coast and intensified in the process as it brought widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across western Massachusetts on December 18, 2023. The rain fell light to moderate in intensity during the early morning hours, then became heavier during the later morning and early afternoon hours before tapering off. Rainfall totals were between 2 and 4 inches. This rain led to both areal and river flooding across the region.||In addition, wind gusts between 30

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1151173). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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