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Flood — Southern Plymouth, MA

Dec 9, 2005

A low pressure system centered near the Delaware coast intensified rapidly as it tracked quickly northeast across southern New England, producing near-blizzard conditions across Massachusetts around mid afternoon. Damaging winds, whiteout conditions, and approximately one hour of thunder snow occurred across most of the region. In addition, snowfall amounts ranged from around 2 inches across south coastal locations, to as much as 16 inches across northeast and north central Massachusetts. The

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5485173). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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