Western Plymouth storm history
Storm events recorded in Western Plymouth, Massachusetts between 1950 and 2025.
263
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
3
Floods
4
Deaths
$8.5M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Winds generally gusted 40 to 50 mph. In Hanover at 9:47 AM EST a man was killed when a tree fell on a small travel trailer on the 90 block of Industrial Way. The strongest recorded gust was 50 mph in Hanson.
At 6:13 AM EST a tree was down in Rockland across Salem Street near Union Street. At 8:35 AM EST a tree was down on Lake Street in Plympton. At 8:56 PM EST multiple trees and wires were reported down around East Bridgewater with some trees on top of houses. At 3:30 PM EST a tree …
A 49 year old man and a 51 year old woman were killed when strong winds combined with snow resulted in a severely rotted tree being blown over onto their car. Winds from stations in the area were generally gusting up to about 50 mph, with sustained winds speeds in the 30 to 40 mp…
Trees, branches, and wires were downed on South, Union, Conant, and Hale Streets in Bridgewater. One of these trees was downed onto a house. A tree and wires were downed on Forest Park Drive in Lakeville. Numerous trees were downed in Middleboro. A large tree was downed at the in…
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Winds generally gusted 50-60 mph. In Middleborough a tree was down across Old Center St.
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Winds generally gusted 45-50 mph. In Middleborough a tree and power lines were down on Purchase St.
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In Hanson at 11:35 PM EST on the 28th a large tree was down on a house near Whitman St.
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In Pembroke at 7:44 AM EST a tree was down on wires on Rt 53. In Lakeville at 8:42 AM EST there was a tree down on Jeanine St.
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Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 60 mph. In Plymouth, to the east, a wind gust to 62 mph was observed at 921 PM EST. In Middleboro at 850 AM EST, a tree was down on power lines on Chestnut Street. In Whitman at 805 PM EST, a large tree was down on a house on Harvey Lane. In …
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In Halifax at 651 AM, a tree was down on Route 58 at Palmerville Road. Winds generally were gusting to 45 to 50 mph. In Abington around 730 AM, several trees were down in the vicinity of Bedford Street (Route 18). In Rockland at 740 PM, a tree was down on wires on Beech Street.
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In Rockland, a large tree was down on Millbrook Drive. Report relayed by amateur radio.
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In Plympton at 1205 AM EST, a tree and wires were down on Mayflower Road.
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In Abington at 810 AM EST, a large tree was down on Brockton Avenue at Ashland Street. Report relayed by amateur radio.
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Winds generally were gusting to around 55 mph. The ASOS at Plymouth recorded a gust to 55 mph and a spotter in Falmouth recorded a gust to 57 mph. In Lakeville at 502 AM EDT (402 AM EST), high tension power lines were down on Pickens Street near Precinct Street. In Middleborough …
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Snowfall generally ranged from 5 to 8 inches. The highest amount reported was 8.3 inches in Rockland.
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In Lakeville at 6:13 AM EST a tree was down on Precinct St. In Middleborough at 7:20 AM EST there was a tree down across the road on Plymouth St and Wareham St, trees down on Carter St, and several other large trees down in town. In Halifax at 7:33 AM EST there was a tree and wir…
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Generally 15 to 25 inches of snow fell. The highest amount reported was 25 inches in Bridgewater.
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Winds gusted 35 to 45 mph. In Rockland at 748 AM EST a tree and wires were down on West Pleasant St.
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Snowfall ranged from 6 to 9 inches with the highest amount (8.8 inches) reported in Whitman. Amounts were highest in northern Plymouth county (8-9 inches) than southern (4 to 6 inches).
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Winds generally were gusting to 45 to 50 mph. In Plympton at 426 PM EST, a tree was down on wires on West Street and at 848 PM EST, wires were down on Colchester Street. In Pembroke at 928 PM EST, a large tree was down on power lines on Union Street.
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Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 55 mph. In Hanson at 729 PM EST, a large tree and power lines were down on Bonney Hill Lane.
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In Carver, a tree and wires were down on Purchase Street.
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Winds generally were gusting to 50-65 mph in western Plymouth County, but they were much stronger at the coast. There were numerous trees and power lines downed. Schools were closed in Brockton for three days. Here are a few specific reports that were received at NWS-Norton. In B…
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Winds generally were gusting to 50 to 55 mph. In Whitman at 118 PM EDT (1218 PM EST), amateur radio reported a tree down on power lines on Rogers Street. In Brockton at 235 PM EDT (135 PM EST), amateur radio reported a tree down on phone wires on Pleasant Street.
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Heavy snow averaged 6 inches in western Plymouth County. The highest report was 7.4 inches in Whitman.
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Winds generally were gusting to 55 to 60 mph. In Lakeville at 701 AM EST, a tree was down on Route 105 at the Lakeville/Rochester line. In Carver at 757 AM EST, a tree was down on wires on Forest Street. In Hanson at 845 AM EST, a tree and wires were down at the intersection of O…
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Heavy snow generally ranged from 8 to 14 inches across western Plymouth County, with the highest amounts closest to eastern Norfolk County. Some specific snowfall amounts included 14.2 inches in Whitman (trained spotter), 13.6 inches in Rockland (trained spotter), 11.2 inches in …
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Winds were generally gusting to 45 to 55 mph. In Pembroke at 3:23 PM EST a tree and wires were down on a house on Old Washington St. In Rockland at 7:30 PM EST wires were down on a car on James St.
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Winds generally were gusting to 55 to 65 mph. In Taunton, to the west of the area, at 436 PM EST, a CWOP station recorded a wind gust to 65 mph. In Plymouth, to the east of the area, a 56 mph gust was recorded by the ASOS at Plymouth Airport (KPYM) at 441 PM EST. In Brockton at 3…
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In Middleborough at 926 PM EST, a large tree was down on Pearl Street. In Plympton at 935 PM EST, a tree was down on a car on Mayflower Road.
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Snowfall amounts in western Plymouth County ranged from 2.2 inches in East Bridgewater to 4.5 inches in Brockton. Other amounts included 3.0 inches in Bridgewater, 4.3 inches in Rockland, and 4.4 inches in Abington. The snow was very wet and the weight caused damage to trees and …
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Winds generally were gusting to between 40 and 50 mph. In Lakeville, a large branch was down on wires on Nelson Shore Road at Edgewater Drive.
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Winds gusted to between 40 and 50 mph. In Hanover, at 815 AM EDT a CWOP station reported a gust to 45 mph. Nearby, at the Marshfield Airport, winds gusted to 54 mph at 815 AM EDT. In Hanson, at 628 AM EDT a tree was down on Liberty St. In Carver, at 8 AM a tree was down on Rickar…
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In Hanover at 520 PM EST (620 PM EDT) a CWOP station reported a wind gust of 59 mph. In Lakeville at 1044 AM EST amateur radio reported a tree down on RT 79. In Plympton at 11 AM EST there was a tree and wires down on a house on Soule St. In Halifax at 225 PM EST amateur radio re…
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Based on surrounding reports, winds were generally gusting to 45 to 50 mph. In Middleboro at 926 AM EST (1026 AM EDT), a tree was reported down on Chestnut Street.
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Winds generally were gusting to 40 to 50 mph. The Plymouth Airport ASOS (KPYM) recorded a wind gust to 49 mph at 1111 PM EST on March 6. The Marshfield Municipal Airport AWOS (KGHG) recorded a gust to 41 mph at 515 AM EST on March 7. Other peak gust reports from CWOP sites includ…
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Winds generally were gusting to 45 to 55 mph. At 1044 AM EST, amateur radio reported a wind gust to 54 mph in Duxbury. A CWOP station in Wareham reported a gust to 47 mph at 1020 AM EST and the ASOS at Plymouth Airport reported a gust to 44 mph at 1118 AM EST. In Halifax at 1055 …
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In Norwell at 132 PM EST, a large tree was down on wires on Pine Street. In Middleboro at 144 PM EST a tree was down on Thomas Street and at 545 PM EST a large tree was down on Becca Lane. In Abington (time unknown), a tree fell, blocking Route 18 for a time. Based on stronger wi…
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An amateur radio operator reported a tree down on Beech St partially blocking the sidewalk in Rockland.
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An amateur radio operator reported a tree down on a house on Rice Ave in Rockland.
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An amateur radio operator reported a tree and wires down on Highland St in Middleboro.
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An amateur radio operator reported a tree down blocking East St. in Halifax.
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An amateur radio operator reported a tree down on Grove St in Pembroke.
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An amateur radio operator reported a tree and wires down on Franklin St in Halifax.
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An amateur radio operator reported a tree and wires down on Mountain Ave in Pembroke.
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An amateur radio operator reported a tree down blocking half of Brooks St in Plympton.
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Final snow totals ranged from 6 to 12 inches. A trained spotter in Brockton reported 11.9 inches of snow. A trained spotter in Whitman reported 10.7 inches of snow.
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At 253 AM EST in Bridgewater, a large tree was reported down on High Street.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019 | 26 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 |
| 2016 | 18 | 0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 14 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |