Jun 7, 2006
A late season coastal storm brought heavy rainfall to much of eastern Massachusetts, resulting in widespread flooding of roads and small streams. Rainfall totals averaged 3 to 5 inches from the southern suburbs of Boston to the south coast, Cape Cod and the Islands, but as much as 7 inches of rain fell in Bristol County and on Cape Cod.Flooding initially began in Bristol County, where as much as a foot of water covered Route 140 in Taunton and closed County Street. Flooding also affected several
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5517075). 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.