Flood in Bristol County, Massachusetts

Several small streams rose above flood stage in Bristol County, including the Wading River at Norton, the Mill River at Taunton, and the Segregansett River at Dighton.

Collections at the Attleboro Arts Museum were damaged by flood waters. River Bank Road in Attleboro and Franklin Avenue in North Attleboro were flooded by the Ten Mile River. Several other roads in Attleboro and Norton were flooded. Several basements in North Attleboro were flooded. Portions of Route 44 and Dean Streets on the Taunton/Raynham line were closed for several days after becoming flooded with several feet of water. Several other streets in Taunton were closed due to flooding. The Wilson Road causeway in Fall River also was closed.

In Freetown, three families were evacuated after Long Pond overflowed its banks, threatening the homes. Two homes in Taunton were evacuated.

A stacked low pressure system (surface low and upper level low on top of each other) moved southeast of Nantucket, spreading rain across Southern New England. This resulted in widespread rainfall totals of three to six inches. In eastern Massachusetts, a strong southeasterly low level jet pumped ample moisture into the area, resulting in rainfall totals on the order of six to ten inches. This resulted in major flooding across eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including small stream, urban, and poor drainage flooding. In addition, the Concord River at Lowell, the Shawsheen River at Wilimington, and the Pawtuxet River at Cranston reached record flood stages within two to four days of the rain. The Governor of Massachusetts declared a state of emergency and this was followed by a federal disaster declaration for seven Massachusetts counties.

Strong winds associated with the low pressure system and the low level jet affected both the east and south coasts, resulting in numerous downed trees and wires and some minor structural damage to a few buildings.