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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

Bristol, MA · Jul 16, 2023

A deep longwave trough, south-southwest flow at all levels, and the development of a QLCS (quasi-linear convective system) created all the ingredients for a widespread and susbstantial flash flood event across much of southern New England.

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Flash Flood

Worcester, MA · Jul 16, 2023

A deep longwave trough, south-southwest flow at all levels, and the development of a QLCS (quasi-linear convective system) created all the ingredients for a widespread and susbstantial flash flood event across much of southern New England.

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Flash Flood

Worcester, MA · Jul 16, 2023

A deep longwave trough, south-southwest flow at all levels, and the development of a QLCS (quasi-linear convective system) created all the ingredients for a widespread and susbstantial flash flood event across much of southern New England.

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Flash Flood

Norfolk, MA · Jul 16, 2023

A deep longwave trough, south-southwest flow at all levels, and the development of a QLCS (quasi-linear convective system) created all the ingredients for a widespread and susbstantial flash flood event across much of southern New England.

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Flash Flood

Middlesex, MA · Jul 16, 2023

A deep longwave trough, south-southwest flow at all levels, and the development of a QLCS (quasi-linear convective system) created all the ingredients for a widespread and susbstantial flash flood event across much of southern New England.

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Flash Flood

Norfolk, MA · Jul 16, 2023

A deep longwave trough, south-southwest flow at all levels, and the development of a QLCS (quasi-linear convective system) created all the ingredients for a widespread and susbstantial flash flood event across much of southern New England.

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Flash Flood

Bristol, MA · Jul 16, 2023

A deep longwave trough, south-southwest flow at all levels, and the development of a QLCS (quasi-linear convective system) created all the ingredients for a widespread and susbstantial flash flood event across much of southern New England.

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Flash Flood

Essex, MA · Jul 16, 2023

A deep longwave trough, south-southwest flow at all levels, and the development of a QLCS (quasi-linear convective system) created all the ingredients for a widespread and susbstantial flash flood event across much of southern New England.

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Flash Flood

Plymouth, MA · Jul 16, 2023

A deep longwave trough, south-southwest flow at all levels, and the development of a QLCS (quasi-linear convective system) created all the ingredients for a widespread and susbstantial flash flood event across much of southern New England.

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Flood

Middlesex, MA · Jul 16, 2023

A deep longwave trough, south-southwest flow at all levels, and the development of a QLCS (quasi-linear convective system) created all the ingredients for a widespread and susbstantial flash flood event across much of southern New England.

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Flood

Suffolk, MA · Jul 16, 2023

A deep longwave trough, south-southwest flow at all levels, and the development of a QLCS (quasi-linear convective system) created all the ingredients for a widespread and susbstantial flash flood event across much of southern New England.

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Coastal Flood

Barnstable, MA · Jun 22, 2009

An unusually strong coastal storm moved southeast of Nantucket, resulting in coastal flooding and strong winds across portions of coastal Massachusetts.

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Flash Flood

Berkshire, MA · Jun 2, 2000

A powerful cold front moved across the Berkshires on June 2. The air mass was very unstable ahead of the cold front. This scenario resulted in numerous thunderstorms, a few of which became severe late Friday afternoon.

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Tropical Storm

Southern Bristol, 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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Flash Flood$15K damage

Hampshire, MA · Jun 23, 2003

An isolated severe thunderstorm produced dime sized hail in Springfield, and downed tree limbs and large branches in Holyoke and West Springfield. An estimated wind gust to 58 mph was reported at Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Hampden, MA · Aug 5, 2008

Warm air advection occurred in a very moist atmosphere, resulting in extremely heavy rain in Easthampton and Holyoke in western Massachusetts.

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Flash Flood

Essex, MA · Aug 8, 2023

A trough moved from the eastern Great Lakes into the mid Atlantic then New England on Tuesday. Southern New England was in the warm sector of a weak low which provided enough instability for scattered thunderstorms Tuesday morning into early afternoon before the cold front moved…

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Flood

Bristol, MA · Aug 8, 2023

A trough moved from the eastern Great Lakes into the mid Atlantic then New England on Tuesday. Southern New England was in the warm sector of a weak low which provided enough instability for scattered thunderstorms Tuesday morning into early afternoon before the cold front moved…

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Flood

Middlesex, MA · Aug 8, 2023

A trough moved from the eastern Great Lakes into the mid Atlantic then New England on Tuesday. Southern New England was in the warm sector of a weak low which provided enough instability for scattered thunderstorms Tuesday morning into early afternoon before the cold front moved…

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Flood

Essex, MA · Aug 8, 2023

A trough moved from the eastern Great Lakes into the mid Atlantic then New England on Tuesday. Southern New England was in the warm sector of a weak low which provided enough instability for scattered thunderstorms Tuesday morning into early afternoon before the cold front moved…

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Flood

Barnstable, MA · Aug 8, 2023

A trough moved from the eastern Great Lakes into the mid Atlantic then New England on Tuesday. Southern New England was in the warm sector of a weak low which provided enough instability for scattered thunderstorms Tuesday morning into early afternoon before the cold front moved…

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Flood

Barnstable, MA · Aug 8, 2023

A trough moved from the eastern Great Lakes into the mid Atlantic then New England on Tuesday. Southern New England was in the warm sector of a weak low which provided enough instability for scattered thunderstorms Tuesday morning into early afternoon before the cold front moved…

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Flood

Bristol, MA · Aug 8, 2023

A trough moved from the eastern Great Lakes into the mid Atlantic then New England on Tuesday. Southern New England was in the warm sector of a weak low which provided enough instability for scattered thunderstorms Tuesday morning into early afternoon before the cold front moved…

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Flood

Middlesex, MA · Aug 8, 2023

A trough moved from the eastern Great Lakes into the mid Atlantic then New England on Tuesday. Southern New England was in the warm sector of a weak low which provided enough instability for scattered thunderstorms Tuesday morning into early afternoon before the cold front moved…

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