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Massachusetts Flood Stories

954 first-hand accounts of flood events in Massachusetts, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flash Flood

Worcester, MA · Jun 1, 2006

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…

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Flash Flood

Worcester, MA · Jun 1, 2006

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…

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Flood

Hampshire, MA · May 13, 2006

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.

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Flood

Norfolk, MA · May 13, 2006

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.

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Flood

Plymouth, MA · Aug 20, 2006

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.

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Flood

Nantucket, MA · Jun 7, 2006

A late season coastal storm brought heavy rainfall to much of eastern Massachusetts, resulting in widespread flooding of roads and small streams.

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Flood

Bristol, MA · Oct 28, 2006

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…

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Flood

Worcester, MA · Oct 28, 2006

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…

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Flood

Middlesex, MA · Oct 28, 2006

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…

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Flood

Norfolk, MA · Apr 18, 2007

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.

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Flood

Norfolk, MA · Mar 2, 2007

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.

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Flood

Essex, MA · Sep 6, 2008

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.

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Flood

Bristol, MA · Dec 12, 2008

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.

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Flood

Berkshire, MA · Dec 12, 2008

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.

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Flood

Hampshire, MA · Aug 23, 2009

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.

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Tropical Storm

Nantucket, MA · Aug 22, 2009

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.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Berkshire, MA · Aug 3, 2000

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.

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Flood$15K damage

Middlesex, MA · Jun 23, 2012

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.

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Flood$15K damage

Bristol, MA · Jun 23, 2012

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.

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Flash Flood

Worcester, MA · Sep 2, 2021

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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Flash Flood

Hampden, MA · Sep 2, 2021

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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Flash Flood

Hampshire, MA · Jul 18, 2021

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.

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Flood

Hampden, MA · Aug 22, 2021

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.

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Flood

Middlesex, MA · Sep 2, 2021

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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