954 first-hand accounts of flood events in Massachusetts, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Low pressure centered off the Virginia coast intensified into a strong Noreaster as it tracked about 75 miles southeast of Nantucket Sunday afternoon, 12 February 2006.
Read the full account →Torrential rainfall caused flash flooding in the Connecticut River Valley. Nearly 4 inches of rain fell in a few hours, causing significant urban flooding from Agawam to Northampton.
Read the full account →Isolated thunderstorms developed across Berkshire County during the late evening hours of August 12. These were slow moving and prolific rainmakers. Flooding from excessive rainfall took place in the towns of Windsor and Dalton during the early morning hours of August 13.
Read the full account →Low pressure intensified rapidly as it tracked from the mid Atlantic states into New England. This storm system brought damaging east to southeast winds to much of eastern Massachusetts, where wind gusts were measured as high as 66 mph on Cape Cod.|Trained spotters and amateur…
Read the full account →Low pressure intensified rapidly as it tracked from the mid Atlantic states into New England. This storm system brought damaging east to southeast winds to much of eastern Massachusetts, where wind gusts were measured as high as 66 mph on Cape Cod.|Trained spotters and amateur…
Read the full account →Low pressure over the Carolinas strengthened as it tracked over southeast Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bay. This winter storm brought heavy snow and sleet to all but the immediate south coast, where a windswept heavy rain fell and resulted in urban and small stream flooding.
Read the full account →A low pressure system developed off the mid Atlantic coast and then intensified as it passed southeast of Nantucket on 31 January 2006. Gale force winds combined with an already high astronomical tide produced widespread minor to moderate coastal flooding along the Eastern…
Read the full account →A low pressure system developed off the mid Atlantic coast and then intensified as it passed southeast of Nantucket on 31 January 2006. Gale force winds combined with an already high astronomical tide produced widespread minor to moderate coastal flooding along the Eastern…
Read the full account →A low pressure system developed off the Mid-Atlantic coast and moved up the east coast southeast of Nantucket producing snow, rain, and ice across Southern New England.
Read the full account →After thunderstorms occurred during the early morning hours, clouds cleared allowing for ample sunshine. This resulted in the atmosphere destabilizing. A cold front moved through the region producing showers and thunderstorms.
Read the full account →After thunderstorms occurred during the early morning hours, clouds cleared allowing for ample sunshine. This resulted in the atmosphere destabilizing. A cold front moved through the region producing showers and thunderstorms.
Read the full account →An approaching cold front interacted with a very humid airmass, which was in place across Southern New England, producing locally heavy downpours that caused flash flooding across southeast Massachusetts during the early afternoon hours of 15 September 2005.
Read the full account →An approaching cold front interacted with a very humid airmass, which was in place across Southern New England, producing locally heavy downpours that caused flash flooding across southeast Massachusetts during the early afternoon hours of 15 September 2005.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Hanna made landfall near the North Carolina/South Carolina border at 320AM EDT September 6. Hanna then moved north/northeast across the Mid-Atlantic states and southern New England September 6 and 7.
Read the full account →An ice dam which formed on the Millers River in Athol caused flooding and forced the evacuation of several nearby homes. The ice dam formed in a half-mile area between the Exchange Street and Main Street bridges, and brought the river about two and a half feet above normal,…
Read the full account →Torrential rainfall caused flash flooding in the Connecticut River Valley. Nearly 4 inches of rain fell in a few hours, causing significant urban flooding from Agawam to Northampton.
Read the full account →The remnants of Hurricane Bertha tracked from the Mid-Atlantic region northeast to Quebec, Canada between Saturday morning July 13 to Sunday morning July 14. Three to five inches of rain was common across Berkshire County.
Read the full account →An upper level trough moved across Southern New England pulling a cold front with it. The cold front provided enough lift for showers and thunderstorms to develop while cold upper level temperatures provided enough instability and a good environment for large hail to form.
Read the full account →An unstable atmosphere and plenty of sunshine led to widespread severe weather across Southern New England. Cold upper level temperatures allowed large hail to form and form it did with one report of two inch diameter hail in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Read the full account →Isolated, slow moving thunderstorms produced flooding in several towns in Berkshire County during the afternoon of August 11. In the town of Dalton, flooding occurred on various roads. Some basements took in water.
Read the full account →A strong cold front pushing through Southern New England, coupled with tropical moisture streaming into the area, produced showers and thunderstorms. These storms, in turn, produced torrential rainfall with rainfall rates of at least two inches per hour.
Read the full account →A mid level shortwave and surface cold front brough a smattering of strong to severe storms to southern New England in the evening and early overnight hours. This resulted in scattered wind damage reports in northeast CT, northern RI, and central MA.
Read the full account →A mid level shortwave and surface cold front brough a smattering of strong to severe storms to southern New England in the evening and early overnight hours. This resulted in scattered wind damage reports in northeast CT, northern RI, and central MA.
Read the full account →An unstable atmosphere and plenty of sunshine led to widespread severe weather across Southern New England. Cold upper level temperatures allowed large hail to form and form it did with one report of two inch diameter hail in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
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