Aug 6, 2003
Slow moving severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds, hail, and flash flooding to Cheshire County. Westmoreland was the hardest hit area, where most of the town's roads were blocked off because of flooding, downed trees, and power lines. A spotter measured 4.50 inches of rain in under three hoursalong with dime sized hail. One portion of Route 12 was washed out, part of Route 63 was closed due to flooding, and Mill Brook rose out of its banks and flooded a the first floor of a nearby house
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5374749). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cheshire County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.