111
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$36.0M
Property damage
Flood in Bristol County, Massachusetts: 111 recorded events between 1996 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #43 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Bristol County, Massachusetts: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Bristol County is the 2010s, when 70 of the county's 111 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 Bristol County archive, flood makes up 21.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #43 for this hazard and #3 within Massachusetts, putting it in the 98.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for flood in Bristol County with 21 recorded events, while Feb 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2010 | NORTH ATTLEBORO | 0 | 0 | 2 | $23.6M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2024 | WINNECONNET | 0 | $0 |
| May 16, 2024 | SCONTICUT NECK | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | NORTH DARTMOUTH | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | EAST TAUNTON | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | TAUNTON ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | DODGEVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | HORTONVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 9, 2023 | NORTH ATTLEBORO | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 9, 2023 | ADAMSDALE | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 9, 2023 | NORTH ATTLEBORO | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Bristol County
- Thunderstorm Wind 192
- Hail 80
- Flash Flood 60
- Lightning 40
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several small streams rose above flood stage in Bristol County, including the Wading River at Norton, the Mill River at Taunton, and the Segregansett River at Dighton.||Collections at the Attleboro Arts Museum were damaged by flood waters. River Bank Road in Attleboro and Franklin Avenue in North Attleboro were flooded by the Ten Mile River. Several other roads in Attleboro and Norton were flooded. Several basements in North Attleboro were flooded. Portions of Route 44 and Dean Streets on the Taunton/Raynham line were closed for several days after becoming flooded with several feet of water. Several other streets in Taunton were closed due to flooding. The Wilson Road causeway in Fall River also was closed. ||In Freetown, three families were evacuated after Long Pond overflowed its banks, threatening the homes. Two homes in Taunton were evacuated.
The Swansea Mall parking lot flooded. In New Bedford: Acushnet Avenue and one lane of Route 18 North were closed due to flooding at their intersections with Hillman Street, Acushnet Avenue was also flooded at Wamsutta Street, Buttonwood Brook went out of its banks flooding several yards on Hawthorne Street, Sawyer and Purchase Streets were flooded. Several basements flooded on Riverside Avenue in Somerset. In Fall River: McGee and Cedar Streets, New Boston Road, and Eastern Avenue were flooded with vehicles stuck in flood waters. In addition, numerous basements were flooded. Union Street and Burt Street near Tremont Street were flooded in Taunton.
The Automated Surface Observing Station at New Bedford (KEWB) recorded 5.03 inches of rain falling in the previous 22 hours. Several streets were closed due to flooding, including Water Street and Route 18. Numerous basements were flooded in Dartmouth.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Bristol County, Massachusetts?
111 flood events are recorded in Bristol County between 1996 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Bristol County?
The strongest flood on record in Bristol County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Bristol 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 Bristol County, Massachusetts.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/massachusetts/bristol-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.