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Flood — Worcester, MA

Jun 18, 2018

A cold front moved from the Great Lakes across New England during the night of the 18th. The air mass ahead of the cold front was very warm and very humid. Showers and thunderstorms developed well ahead of the front over New York and Pennsylvania, then moved east into New England. There were numerous reports of wind damage in northern and western Massachusetts.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 751764). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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