A fast moving storm tore through the area on Tuesday and brought a tornado that touched down in Mattapoisett and one that touched town in Barnstable. The state averages two tornados a year; this year we have had three. New Bedford got 1.87” of rain in just a few minutes. The northern part of the state got much more with Lawrence getting 6”.
In a press release on the Mattapoisett website the town confirmed severe weather at 11:45 a.m. in the areas of Tinkham Lane, Acushnet Road and North Street. News outlets confirmed with the National Weather Service that a tornado touched down for about three minutes. The town wrote that the water treatment plant sustained some damage but was still operational. Fairhaven gets its water from the plant in Mattapoisett, but no disruptions were reported by press time.
John Maciel was out and about with his camera and captured these great images of flooding during the rainfall and immediately after.
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- The road is washed out at Adams and Center Streets in Fairhaven during a heavy rainfall around noon on Tuesday, 8/8/23. Photo by John Maciel.
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- Green Street at Cushman Park in Fairhaven is washed out during a heavy rainfall around noon on Tuesday, 8/8/23. Photo by John Maciel.
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- Route 6 in front of Fairhaven High School is washed out after a heavy rainfall around noon on Tuesday, 8/8/23. Photo by John Maciel.
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- Route 6 near Green Street in Fairhaven is almost washed out out during a heavy rainfall around noon on Tuesday, 8/8/23. Photo by John Maciel.
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- Route 6 near Green Street in Fairhaven is almost washed out out during a heavy rainfall around noon on Tuesday, 8/8/23. Photo by John Maciel.
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- A car drives through the washed out intersection of Washington and Pleasant Streets in Fairhaven after a heavy rainfall around noon on Tuesday, 8/8/23. Photo by John Maciel.
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