Mar 9, 1998
A powerful storm system moving very slowly from the Ohio Valley to the eastern Great Lakes caused strong winds and heavy rainfall to Massachusetts, resulting in urban street flooding, basement flooding, small stream flooding, and main stem river flooding. At times, the rainfall was torrential, especially during thunderstorms during the evening on March 9th. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches were the most common, but totals exceeding 4 inches did occur in all areas of the state. Most of the rai
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5642644). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Southern Worcester County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.