954 first-hand accounts of flood events in Massachusetts, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Severe thunderstorms moved through portions of western, central, and interior eastern Massachusetts ahead of a cold front, which dropped southeast through New England.The storms initially produced wind damage in Monson where large trees, wires, and a telephone pole were brought…
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms moved through portions of western, central, and interior eastern Massachusetts ahead of a cold front, which dropped southeast through New England.The storms initially produced wind damage in Monson where large trees, wires, and a telephone pole were brought…
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 →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 →Scattered thunderstorms produced wind damage throughout parts of Massachusetts.In western Massachusetts, thunderstorm winds brought down large tree limbs in West Springfield, which blocked Talcott and Upper Beverly Streets.
Read the full account →A late season coastal storm brought heavy rainfall to much of eastern Massachusetts, resulting in widespread flooding of roads and small streams.
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 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 →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 →Low pressure over the mid Atlantic states strengthened as it tracked over southeast New England. Snow changed to a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain, before an eventual change to rain over most of Massachusetts.
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 →A cold frontal boundary dropped south of New England on the evening of the 10th. Low pressure developed along the frontal boundary across the southeastern states late on the night of the 10th into the 11th.
Read the full account →A cold front moved across eastern New York and western New England on Wednesday, December 10th, ushering in a cold airmass into the region. A low pressure system developed over the southeast states Wednesday and Wednesday night.
Read the full account →Hurricane Bill passed well to the east of Nantucket on August 22-23. While Bill passed Southern New England well offshore, he still made quite an impression on the area. Tropical moisture feeding into the area resulted in heavy rainfall which led to flooding and flash flooding.
Read the full account →Hurricane Bill passed well to the east of Nantucket on August 22-23. While Bill passed Southern New England well offshore, he still made quite an impression on the area. Tropical moisture feeding into the area resulted in heavy rainfall which led to flooding and flash flooding.
Read the full account →A fairly strong cold front worked into eastern New York, and approached Berkshire county late on August 3. Ahead of it, was a very humid unstable airmass. As a result, numerous thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon and evening.
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance and associated cold pool provided enough lift and instability to produce showers and thunderstorms. In addition, there was enough shear to sustain these thunderstorms.
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance and associated cold pool provided enough lift and instability to produce showers and thunderstorms. In addition, there was enough shear to sustain these thunderstorms.
Read the full account →On Sept. 1, Tropical Depression Ida tracked northeasward from the central Appalachians and arrived in southern New England late in the day as a remnant low.
Read the full account →On Sept. 1, Tropical Depression Ida tracked northeasward from the central Appalachians and arrived in southern New England late in the day as a remnant low.
Read the full account →A relatively stationary front meandered across southern New England on the 17th and 18th while low pressure slowly moved along the front. At upper levels, an upper low was moving slowly eastward from the Great Lakes.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Henri made landfall in southwest Rhode Island around noon on August 22nd, then moved slowly northwestward and westward across northern Connecticut and weakened. Henri brought strong wind gusts and flash flooding.
Read the full account →On Sept. 1, Tropical Depression Ida tracked northeasward from the central Appalachians and arrived in southern New England late in the day as a remnant low.
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