Jul 15, 2014
A slow moving frontal boundary, combined with plenty of heat and humidity, led to the development of showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening. Some of the storms were severe and produced damaging winds across parts of central and northeast Massachusetts as well as localized flash flooding. Later at night, thunderstorms with torrential rainfall produced flash flooding near the South Coast and isolated damage from lightning strikes.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 536487). 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.