Heavy Rain, Hampden
- When
- September 22, 3:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hampden County, Springfield
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.135, -72.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in Massachusetts, September 22, 1998
Rain began during the early morning hours and became heavy at times along with a few thunderstorms. A slow moving cold front extended across southeast Massachusetts and rainfall was enhanced by the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine as it moved across the offshore waters.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
Rain began during the early morning hours and became heavy at times along with a few thunderstorms. A slow moving cold front extended across southeast Massachusetts and rainfall was enhanced by the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine as it moved across the offshore waters. There were spotty reports of heavy rainfall from the Connecticut Valley to Cape Cod. A total of 3.17 inches fell at Springfield and 3.00 inches at Ayer. Hopkinton reported 2.75 inches. The maximum amount reported was 4.13 inches at Plymouth, while Falmouth had 2.37 inches. Other places reported less than two inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Middlesex
- When
- September 22, 3:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County, Hopkinton
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.486, -71.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Plymouth
- When
- September 22, 3:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Plymouth County, Plymouth
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.987, -70.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Barnstable
- When
- September 22, 3:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Barnstable County, Falmouth
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.684, -70.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Florida, September 22 to 23, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 22, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, September 22 to 23, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, September 22, 1998
- Flood in Florida, September 22 to 30, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Texas, September 22, 1998
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 22, 1998
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, September 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5672790, 5672791, 5672792, 5672793.