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Flash Flood — Norfolk, MA

Jun 23, 2006

Thunderstorms produced damaging winds and large hail throughout parts of the Bay State, with flash flooding also occurring from torrential rainfall in eastern Massachusetts.The storms, which were scattered in nature, initially produced penny sized hail in Hampden. Other storms around greater Boston downed trees in Brookline, dropped nickel to quarter sized hail in Dorchester, and brought down large branches in South Boston, Hingham, and Plainville. Five large pine trees were blown down in Dracut

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5517182). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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