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Flash Flood — Middlesex, MA

Oct 23, 2014

Low pressure moving up the east coast brought a soaking rain and strong winds to much of southern New England. The strongest winds were along the east coast of Massachusetts where many trees were still fully leaved. This resulted in significant tree damage along with power outages. In addition, both downed leaves from the storm and naturally fallen leaves from before the storm clogged storm drains which resulted in street flooding, particularly across northeastern Massachusetts.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 546414). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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This event is one of many recorded floods in Middlesex County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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