Sep 15, 2005
An approaching cold front interacted with a very humid airmass, which was in place across Southern New England, producing locally heavy downpours that caused flash flooding across southeast Massachusetts during the early afternoon hours of 15 September 2005. A widespread two to five inches of rain fell. Most of the flooding occurred across Plymouth and Barnstable counties, where portions of these counties received up to four inches of rain in just three hours.More specifically, in Middleboro,
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5475955). 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.