54
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$24.9M
Property damage
Flood in Plymouth County, Massachusetts: 54 recorded events between 1996 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #215 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Plymouth County, Massachusetts: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Plymouth County is the 2010s, when 31 of the county's 54 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Plymouth County archive, flood makes up 12.3% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #215 for this hazard and #7 within Massachusetts, putting it in the 92.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for flood in Plymouth County with 8 recorded events, while Dec is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2024 | NORTH SCITUATE | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 10, 2023 | NORTH SCITUATE | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | PLYMOUTH | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | PLYMOUTH | 0 | $4K |
| Nov 12, 2021 | CEDARVILLE | 0 | $5K |
| Sep 2, 2021 | MONTELLO | 0 | $2K |
| Jul 12, 2021 | STRAITS POND | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 3, 2019 | MONTELLO | 0 | $1K |
| Sep 3, 2019 | BROCKTON HGTS | 0 | $1K |
| Jul 23, 2019 | EAST MARION | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Plymouth County
- Thunderstorm Wind 194
- Hail 82
- Lightning 45
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several small streams went into flood, including the Taunton River at Bridgewater, the Jones River at Kingston, and the Indian Head River at Hanover. Several streets were closed throughout East Bridgewater, Bridgewater, and Whitman. In addition, collections at the Holmes Public Library in Halifax were damaged by floodwaters. Residents of John Dunn Drive in Rockland were evacuated from their homes. Forty homes in Brockton were evacuated after power and gas were shut off to the houses. Several roads were closed in Brockton due to flooding.
An Onset mobile home park was flooded with two and a half feet of water. One mobile home was moved off its foundation by these flood waters. Also, East Boulevard in the Onset section of Wareham was closed due to flooding.
Several streets were flooded and impassable including North Main Street near Lansdown Street and Warren Avenue. Tremont Street was flooded with more than a foot of water. A car drove into two feet of water on Ettrick Street and became stuck. Two people had to be rescued from the car. Westgate Drive was flooded with three feet of water, with several cars stuck in the flood waters.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Plymouth County, Massachusetts?
54 flood events are recorded in Plymouth County between 1996 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Plymouth County?
The strongest flood on record in Plymouth County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Plymouth County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flood in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/massachusetts/plymouth-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.