Aug 30, 2005
Heavy tropical rain showers produced between three to nearly six inches of rain across southeast Massachusetts during the early morning hours of 30 August 2005. These heavy showers caused flash flooding in Bristol and Plymouth counties.In Dartmouth, Hawthorn Street and Tucker Road were closed due to flooding. The North Dartmouth Library on Tucker Road was also closed due to the flooding. Library staff moved books from the bottom shelves and placed sandbags outside the building to try to minim
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5469439). 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.