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Flash Flood — Middlesex, Massachusetts
July 10, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
The most significant flash flooding affected Somerville, where damage was estimated to be around ten million dollars. Several businesses experienced severe flooding, and the Somerville Public Safety Building was inundated with nearly four feet of water. Three police cruisers were destroyed. Two schools and the library were also affected. Over three feet of water flooded Washington Street at McGrath Highway where several cars were stranded. A water rescue was required at an underpass in Union Square as flood waters rapidly inundated a vehicle. Widespread significant street flooding also occurred in Watertown, Belmont, Cambridge, and Medford.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.