Flood, Southern Berkshire
- When
- October 9, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Berkshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.300, -71.100
A trained spotter reported that roads were flooded in Lee.
Flooding in Massachusetts, October 9 to 11, 2005
On October 8 at daybreak, a nearly stationary cold front was over southwestern New England. The air over the northeastern United States was very moist.
Where it happened
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- 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 ALY wrote it up.
On October 8 at daybreak, a nearly stationary cold front was over southwestern New England. The air over the northeastern United States was very moist. Low pressure in the vicinity of the eastern Carolina states moved slowly north northeast along the cold front. Heavy rain fell over the southern Berkshires through the early morning hours of October 9. During this period, there was over 6 inches of rainfall in much of western New England, triggering widespread flooding. Several evacuations of people from their homes occurred.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Southern Berkshire
- When
- October 9, 3:15 AM EST to 9:15 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Berkshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.300, -71.100
A trained spotter reported that streets were closed due to flooding in Lee.
Flood, Southern Berkshire
- When
- October 9, 4:30 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Berkshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.300, -71.100
The West Branch of the Farmington River at New Boston reached a flood crest of 8.93 feet at 600 AM on October 9.
Flood, Southern Berkshire
- When
- October 9, 9:15 AM EST to October 11, 1:45 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Berkshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.300, -71.100
The Housatonic River had a flood crest of 10.34 feet at Great Barrington, Massachusetts on Oct 9, at 6:30 PM EST.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Colorado, October 9 to 11, 2005
- Flooding in Puerto Rico, October 9 to 13, 2005
- High Wind in Alaska, October 9, 2005
- Flooding in New Hampshire, October 9 to 11, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, October 9, 2005
- Flooding in New York, October 9 to 10, 2005
- Flood in Vermont, October 9, 2005
- Winter Weather in Colorado, October 9 to 10, 2005
- Flooding in Maine, October 9 to 10, 2005
- Flooding in Vermont, October 9, 2005
- Flooding in Connecticut, October 9 to 12, 2005
- Flood in New Jersey, October 9, 2005
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, October 2005
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: 5477025, 5477026, 5477027, 5477024.