Sep 3, 2013
A cold front moved through an unstable atmosphere across southern New England, triggering showers and thunderstorms across much of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. There was enough shear and instability for some of these storms to become severe, producing damaging winds. In addition, because of the very moist atmosphere and heavy rain over the previous two days, flash flooding also occurred in several locations.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 469738). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Bristol County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.