Jul 13, 1996
The remnants of Hurricane Bertha tracked from the Mid-Atlantic region northeast to Quebec, Canada between Saturday morning July 13 to Sunday morning July 14. Three to five inches of rain was common across Berkshire County. Roads and streams were flooded throughout the county, especially in the Towns of Lenox, Pittsfield and Great Barrington. Scattered power outages also occurred across Berkshire County, when strong winds downed water-laden tree branches onto wires.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5581473). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Berkshire County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.