Massachusetts, 2000

Flash Flooding and Hail in Massachusetts, June 25, 2000

June 25, 2000 · NWS ALY · 5 events in 1 county or zone

A cold front triggered thunderstorms on the evening of June 25 across the Berkshires. These storms trained over northern Berkshire County, producing torrential rainfall with as much as four inches accumulating in a short time.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$159,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 ALY wrote it up.

A cold front triggered thunderstorms on the evening of June 25 across the Berkshires. These storms trained over northern Berkshire County, producing torrential rainfall with as much as four inches accumulating in a short time. This rainfall resulted in flash flooding, first in the town of North Adams. The flooding water washed out Fisk Street and Gould Road. The rain also washed out culverts on East Hoosic and Friend Streets as well as West Road. There were also major washouts on Randall Street, Lime Street, and Spring Road. Flooding also washed out a bridge in New Ashford. The Cheshire Reservoir overflowed which spilled over onto Route 8. A trailer park had to be evacuated as water flooded it. A bridge was also reported washed out at Lanesboro. North Adams also reported one inch hail with the thunderstorm.

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:43 UTC.

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Event by event

4 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Berkshire

When
June 25, 6:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Berkshire County, Adams
Property damage
$75,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Berkshire

When
June 25, 6:42 PM EST
Where
Berkshire County, Adams
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.633, -73.117

Flash Flood, Berkshire

When
June 25, 8:06 PM EST to 11:06 PM EST
Where
Berkshire County, New Ashford
Property damage
$37,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Berkshire

When
June 25, 9:55 PM EST
Where
Berkshire County, Cheshire
Property damage
$14,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Berkshire

When
June 25, 9:55 PM EST
Where
Berkshire County, Lanesborough
Property damage
$28,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5150758, 5150759, 5150760, 5150761, 5150762.