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Flood — Middlesex, MA

Aug 4, 2015

The second severe weather event for the day occurred north of the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90). This severe weather was triggered by an approaching cold front from the west. The previously hard hit areas of Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts were not affected by this second round of storms. As these storms developed across western Massachusetts, they began to produce wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph. As they continued to move eastward, unusually large hail was the main event as several

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 600475). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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This event is one of many recorded floods in Middlesex County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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