Up to 2 inches of rain in spots, damaging winds along the coast, and street flooding made worse by melting snow are among the top concerns as a storm system roared into southern New England on Tuesday.
By 8 p.m., heavy rain, high winds, and even some snowflakes had been reported across the state as the storm moved into the region from the southeast, prompting flood watches, high wind warnings and other advisories.
Heading into Tuesday, a flood watch was issued for most of the state, with up to 1.5 to 3 inches of rain and melting snow possibly leading to street and river flooding throughout the Commonwealth, save for the Cape and Islands.
In communities like Methuen, where well over a foot of snow fell on Sunday, DPW crews and residents could be seen racing to clear storm drains to mitigate the flood risk.
“We’ll get it done, this will all be a distant memory in a few days hopefully,” said Justin Baldwin of the Methuen Department of Public Works.
Some of the heaviest rain was expected to inundate southern New England and the Boston area by midnight through 4 a.m., though the fast-moving storm is likely to clear Massachusetts by 6:45 a.m.
At least 2-2.7″ inches of rain are expected to fall between Worcester and Plymouth, with just under 2″ likely to fall in Boston by Wednesday morning.
On top of a coastal flooding advisory that could bring up to 1-2 feet of inundation, wind gusts up to 65 mph are also expected to hit the North Shore and the South Shore, as well as the Cape and Islands throughout Tuesday night, leading to a high wind warning with some communities likely to see power outages.
Meanwhile, a wind advisory was issued for the rest of the state as gusts up to 50 mph blow through the overnight.
For the latest forecasts and projected storm impacts, read the 7WEATHER blog.
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