954 first-hand accounts of flood events in Massachusetts, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 weak frontal boundary stalled along the south coast of Massachusetts. This resulted in showers and thunderstorms developing along the boundary.
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 →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 →A strong coastal storm brought wintry precipitation, heavy rain, and strong winds to much of southern New England. A mix of precipitation brought freezing drizzle, snow, and sleet to northwestern portions of the area while heavy rain was widespread across southeastern…
Read the full account →A warm front moved northward through Southern New England, resulting in moist southerly flow across much of the area. Showers and thunderstorms developed across western Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire, producing heavy rainfall towards the end of one of the wettest…
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 →An area of low pressure lifting through the eastern Mid-Atlantic and deepening through southeast New England into the Gulf of Maine resulted in an area of heavy rains with amounts ranging 2 to 5 inches across coastal and interior New England on top of melting snows.
Read the full account →A weak upper level disturbance combined with a very warm, moist atmosphere to result in showers and thunderstorms. A couple of these storms became severe, producing a microburst in Deerfield and some isolated straight line wind damage.
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 →Tropical moisture in place across southern New England ahead of a cold front resulted in precipitable water values increasing to 2-2.5 inches (2 to 3 times normal).
Read the full account →A slow moving frontal boundary, combined with plenty of heat and humidity, led to the development of showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening.
Read the full account →The second powerful nor'easter to affect the region in less than a week brought a deluge of rain to southeastern Massachusetts, gale force winds along the coast, and coastal flooding to Chatham on Cape Cod and to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms produced flash flooding in Hampden and Worcester Counties. In Granville, torrential rainfall caused Cooley Pond to overflow, causing a temporary closure of Water Street.
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms produced flash flooding in Hampden and Worcester Counties. In Granville, torrential rainfall caused Cooley Pond to overflow, causing a temporary closure of Water Street.
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance moved over southern New England bringing showers and thunderstorms to the region. Precipitable water values over two inches indicated a very moist atmosphere; in addition, weak winds at the mid levels resulted in very slow moving storms.
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 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 →Heavy rainfall, most of it falling over a 100 hour period, caused widespread flooding across much of eastern Massachusetts of small streams and main stem rivers. Major flooding of a number of small streams and main stem rivers occurred in Essex County of Massachusetts.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm and then Hurricane Kyle moved east of Massachusetts on its trek towards Maine and Nova Scotia. The effects of Kyle were minimal on Southern New England with heavy rainfall and high surf the only concerns.
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance moved over southern New England bringing showers and thunderstorms to the region. Precipitable water values over two inches indicated a very moist atmosphere; in addition, weak winds at the mid levels resulted in very slow moving storms.
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