954 first-hand accounts of flood events in Massachusetts, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Low pressure tracked north through New York bringing a warm front through southern New England. Unseasonably deep moisture accompanied this front.
Read the full account →A cold front stalled over Southern New England on the 11th. Low pressure from the Midwest then moved slowly east along the front. The weather system drew upon warm and very humid air to create showers with local downpours, resulting in rainfall amounts of two to five inches in…
Read the full account →A cold front stalled over Southern New England on the 11th. Low pressure from the Midwest then moved slowly east along the front. The weather system drew upon warm and very humid air to create showers with local downpours, resulting in rainfall amounts of two to five inches in…
Read the full account →A cold front stalled over Southern New England on the 11th. Low pressure from the Midwest then moved slowly east along the front. The weather system drew upon warm and very humid air to create showers with local downpours, resulting in rainfall amounts of two to five inches in…
Read the full account →A warm front moved northward across southern New England overnight as low pressure moved into northern New England. In addition, an approaching upper level short wave trough and surface cold front led to the development of heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms that caused…
Read the full account →A warm front moved northward across southern New England overnight as low pressure moved into northern New England. In addition, an approaching upper level short wave trough and surface cold front led to the development of heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms that caused…
Read the full account →A warm front moved northward across southern New England overnight as low pressure moved into northern New England. In addition, an approaching upper level short wave trough and surface cold front led to the development of heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms that caused…
Read the full account →A warm front moved northward across southern New England overnight as low pressure moved into northern New England. In addition, an approaching upper level short wave trough and surface cold front led to the development of heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms that caused…
Read the full account →A storm system moving northeast from the DelMarVa region caused some heavy rain and minor coastal flooding at the time of the mid-day tide on November 25.
Read the full account →A storm system moving northeast from the DelMarVa region caused some heavy rain and minor coastal flooding at the time of the mid-day tide on November 25.
Read the full account →A storm system moving northeast from the DelMarVa region caused some heavy rain and minor coastal flooding at the time of the mid-day tide on November 25.
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a cold frontal boundary as it moved through eastern New York and western New England.
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a cold frontal boundary as it moved through eastern New York and western New England.
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a cold frontal boundary as it moved through eastern New York and western New England.
Read the full account →A cold front approached New England on the early morning of July 26th, with warm and very humid air in place over Southern New England. A pre-frontal trough moved through the region generating showers and a few thunderstorms.
Read the full account →A cold front approached New England on the early morning of July 26th, with warm and very humid air in place over Southern New England. A pre-frontal trough moved through the region generating showers and a few thunderstorms.
Read the full account →A cold front approached New England on the early morning of July 26th, with warm and very humid air in place over Southern New England. A pre-frontal trough moved through the region generating showers and a few thunderstorms.
Read the full account →A cold front, slicing through a steamy air mass, produced scattered thunderstorms in Berkshire County on the afternoon of August 16. Torrential rains from the storms resulted in flash flooding on Route 8 in the town of North Adams.
Read the full account →Low pressure from the Great Lakes moved northeast up the St Lawrence Valley. This moved a warm front across Southern New England in the morning, followed by a cold front in the afternoon.
Read the full account →Low pressure from the Great Lakes moved northeast up the St Lawrence Valley. This moved a warm front across Southern New England in the morning, followed by a cold front in the afternoon.
Read the full account →Low pressure from the Great Lakes moved northeast up the St Lawrence Valley. This moved a warm front across Southern New England in the morning, followed by a cold front in the afternoon.
Read the full account →Low pressure from the Great Lakes moved northeast up the St Lawrence Valley. This moved a warm front across Southern New England in the morning, followed by a cold front in the afternoon.
Read the full account →A cold front moved into New England the evening of August 7th and stalled just north of Massachusetts. The airmass over the state was very humid and unstable. This generated strong thunderstorms, some causing damage.
Read the full account →A cold front moved east from the Great Lakes, crossing Massachusetts during the night of the 17th. The thunderstorms brought strong wind gusts and wind damage during the afternoon and evening.
Read the full account →