954 first-hand accounts of flood events in Massachusetts, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A cold front moved east from the Great Lakes, crossing Massachusetts during the night of the 17th. The thunderstorms brought strong wind gusts and wind damage during the afternoon and evening.
Read the full account →A cold front moved east from the Great Lakes, crossing Massachusetts during the night of the 17th. The thunderstorms brought strong wind gusts and wind damage during the afternoon and evening.
Read the full account →This storm brought heavy snow and significant coastal flooding to the forecast area. This was an unusual synoptic set-up, with low pressure lingering off the coast of southern New England for several days.
Read the full account →The remnants of Hurricane Floyd moved up the eastern seaboard on September 16 and during the early hours on September 17. The storm brought both high winds and heavy rainfall to the western Berkshires. A large swath of 2 to 5 inch rainfall was observed.
Read the full account →A low pressure system interacted with a plume of tropical moisture as the low slowly moved parallel to the Long Island and south Massachusetts coasts, resulting in excessive rain and flooding across Massachusetts.
Read the full account →A slow-moving cold front interacted with the remnants of Tammy produced significant rain and flooding across western Massachusetts. Northwest Massachusetts, in particular, received between 9 and 11 inches of rain from this event.The significant rainfall washed out numerous…
Read the full account →A low pressure system interacted with a plume of tropical moisture as the low slowly moved parallel to the Long Island and south Massachusetts coasts, resulting in excessive rain and flooding across Massachusetts.
Read the full account →An unusually strong and slow moving coastal storm for mid April tracked to western Long Island Sound on April 16th before weakening slowly and drifting offshore.
Read the full account →A powerful winter storm which tracked south of New England dumped heavy snow on western, central, and northeast Massachusetts and produced significant coastal flooding along the eastern Massachusetts coastline.As much as 1 to 2 feet of snow fell over a large area, from the east…
Read the full account →Several areas of low pressure traveled along a stationary front stalled across Southern New England producing showers and a few thunderstorms. In addition, strong southerly flow brought in a very moist airmass with precipitable water values above two inches.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front moved across Southern New England and stalled just south of the area. This front was instrumental in bringing tropical moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee into New England.
Read the full account →Ahead of a slow moving cold front, a southerly flow transported plenty of moisture into the region during the day on Tuesday, June 3rd. With a moist and unstable air mass in place, plenty of slow moving showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of the approaching boundary.
Read the full account →Hurricane Irene formed east of the Caribbean island of Dominica, part of the Lesser Antilles region, on the afternoon of August 20. Irene moved through the Caribbean and up the east coast of the United States making landfall twice.
Read the full account →Hurricane Irene formed east of the Caribbean island of Dominica, part of the Lesser Antilles region, on the afternoon of August 20. Irene moved through the Caribbean and up the east coast of the United States making landfall twice.
Read the full account →Bermuda High Pressure offshore delivered heat and humidity to Massachusetts. Heat indices in Eastern Massachusetts climbed into the lower 100s on the 2nd, but not high enough for an Excessive Heat Warning. Heat Index values climbed into the 90s on the 3rd.
Read the full account →A cold front over the Great Lakes moved through Southern New England during the late afternoon and early night of May 15th. The air mass over Massachusetts was very warm and humid, and as the cold front moved into this air it generated numerous thunderstorms.
Read the full account →A cold front over the Great Lakes moved through Southern New England during the late afternoon and early night of May 15th. The air mass over Massachusetts was very warm and humid, and as the cold front moved into this air it generated numerous thunderstorms.
Read the full account →A large and powerful slow moving ocean storm passing across the Atlantic Ocean to the south of Cape Cod brought strong southeast winds to southeastern Massachusetts, with high tides and beach erosion affecting north and east facing coastal areas.
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms with torrential rainfall caused flash flooding in Cummington, Worthington, and Chesterfield, leaving more than a half dozen roads impassable.
Read the full account →A low pressure system interacted with a plume of tropical moisture as the low slowly moved parallel to the Long Island and south Massachusetts coasts, resulting in excessive rain and flooding across Massachusetts.
Read the full account →A low pressure system interacted with a plume of tropical moisture as the low slowly moved parallel to the Long Island and south Massachusetts coasts, resulting in excessive rain and flooding across Massachusetts.
Read the full account →A low pressure system interacted with a plume of tropical moisture as the low slowly moved parallel to the Long Island and south Massachusetts coasts, resulting in excessive rain and flooding across Massachusetts.
Read the full account →A major winter storm brought heavy snow, high winds, and coastal flooding to southern New England. In Massachusetts, blizzard conditions were reported on Nantucket during the height of the storm, and this was the first blizzard to affect the Bay State since the April Fools storm…
Read the full account →A warm front stalled along the northern Massachusetts border. Low pressure moved from the Mid Atlantic states up across Southeast Massachusetts during the night of the 18th and early morning of the 19th.
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