Flooding in Massachusetts, October 8 to 9, 2005

Name: Flooding in Massachusetts, October 8 to 9, 2005
Start: 2005-10-08T22:45
End: 2005-10-09T19:45
Location: Massachusetts

October 8 to 9, 2005 · NWS BOX · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

A slow-moving cold front interacted with the remnants of Tammy produced significant rain and flooding across western Massachusetts. The significant rainfall washed out numerous roads in Hampshire and Franklin counties, including the towns of Plainfield, Chesterfield, and Bernardston.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $4.2 million
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.

A slow-moving cold front interacted with the remnants of Tammy produced significant rain and flooding across western Massachusetts. Northwest Massachusetts, in particular, received between 9 and 11 inches of rain from this event.The significant rainfall washed out numerous roads in Hampshire and Franklin counties, including the towns of Plainfield, Chesterfield, and Bernardston. In Springfield, an apartment roof collapsed due to the weight of water on it. The swollen Green River flooded a mobile home park in Greenfield, knocking some homes off their foundations.No known injuries directly resulted from this heavy rainfall event in Massachusetts.

The radar

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Event by event

4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Eastern Hampden

When: October 8, 10:45 PM EST to October 9, 7:30 AM EST
Where: Eastern Hampden forecast zone
Property damage: $250,000
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 42.600, -72.550

Flood, Eastern Franklin

When: October 9, 7:27 AM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where: Eastern Franklin forecast zone
Property damage: $2.5 million
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 42.450, -73.167

Flood, Eastern Hampden

When: October 9, 7:30 AM EST to 9:30 AM EST
Where: Eastern Hampden forecast zone
Property damage: $400,000
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 42.600, -72.550

Flood, Western Hampshire

When: October 9, 9:45 AM EST to 7:45 PM EST
Where: Western Hampshire forecast zone
Property damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 42.340, -72.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5478002, 5478003, 5478004, 5478005.