Aug 10, 2003
For the second time in five days, roads in Westmoreland and surrounding towns were devastated by flash flooding after a series of torrential downpours. Up to five inches of rain fell in a three hour period, forcing the evacuation of several homes and undermining roadways already in the midst of repairs from the flooding that occurred on August 6th. A 14-year old boy was found clinging to branches in Mill Brook after he was sucked under Route 63, but only suffered from minor injuries. The boy
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5374751). 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.