86
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$25.1M
Property damage
Flood in Norfolk County, Massachusetts: 86 recorded events between 1996 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #84 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Norfolk County, Massachusetts: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Norfolk County is the 2010s, when 46 of the county's 86 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 Norfolk County archive, flood makes up 15.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #84 for this hazard and #4 within Massachusetts, putting it in the 97.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flood in Norfolk 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2023 | FOXVALE | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 9, 2023 | WRENTHAM | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | NEEDHAM | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | BABSON PARK | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2023 | PLAINVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | BROOKLINE | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 5, 2022 | SHARON | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 18, 2021 | BLACK ROCK | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2021 | ENDICOTT | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 25, 2020 | SOUTH BELLINGHAM | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Norfolk County
- Thunderstorm Wind 250
- Hail 82
- Lightning 56
- Flash Flood 51
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Four to six inches of rain fell across Norfolk County, resulting in the Charles River at Dover and the Neponset River at Norwood rising to major flood.||Several small streams rose above flood stage across Norfolk County, including the Charles River at Medway which set a record, the Monatiquot River at East Braintree, and the Old Swamp River at South Weymouth. ||Many basements were flooded in Norfolk and Westwood. Numerous streets were closed due to flooding in Holbrook, Medfield, Bellingham, Franklin, Westwood, Medway, Norfolk, Walpole, Quincy, Weymouth, and Millis.||In Bellingham, one family was evacuated from a house on Pine Grove Avenue. The Primavera School on Harpin Street also had some flooding.
In Norwood, several streets were flooded. West street in Walpole was flooded underneath the railroad bridge. Also, The Bird Park area was flooded. In Weymouth, Old Swamp River was out of its banks. In Quincy, the Wollaston T Station was shut down due to flooding.
At 11:26 AM EST, heavy rain caused street flooding in Randolph at the intersection of Warren Street and Highland Avenue. Multiple cars were trapped in the flooding. Rainfall of 1.90 inches was reported in nearby Stoughton Massachusetts.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Norfolk County, Massachusetts?
86 flood events are recorded in Norfolk County between 1996 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Norfolk County?
The strongest flood on record in Norfolk County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Norfolk 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 Norfolk County, Massachusetts.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/massachusetts/norfolk-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.