Aug 14, 2005
Showers and thunderstorms developed across Massachusetts in a hot and humid airmass ahead of a weak cold front during the afternoon and evening hours of 14 August 2005. These thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts, large hail, and flash flooding. The hardest hit counties include Hampden, Franklin, Worcester, and Plymouth. These storms also left as many as 51,000 electric customers without power.Flash flooding occurred in Brockton, Braintree, Quincy, South Weymouth, and Hingham. In Brockt
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5469393). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Plymouth County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.