May 29, 2016
A very warm and humid air mass was in place over western Massachusetts during the day on Sunday, May 29th. Although strong upper level ridging was initially in place over the area, an upper level trough started to approach from the west, with a surface cold front moving towards the area from Canada. ||During the afternoon hours, bands of slow moving showers and thunderstorms broke out over the Berkshires and slowly moved northeast. Due to the slow movement of these thunderstorms, heavy rainfall
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 629730). 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.