HAVERHILL, MASS. (WHDH) - Many across Massachusetts were busy digging out Monday after this weekend’s snowstorm dumped more than a foot of snow in some areas.
While they cleaned up, many were also keeping an eye on the forecast and an expected round of intense rain beginning Tuesday.
“This has got to go somewhere,” one area resident told 7NEWS.
Snow started falling Saturday night and continued through much of the day Sunday.
Rain is now forecast to arrive Tuesday night and continue falling on Wednesday in the second half of a projected one-two weather punch.
In Methuen, which was hit hard by snow this weekend, Frank Lunardi was busy raking snow off his roof on Monday.
“I need to get out,” Lunardi said. “You got to get the snow off the truck, otherwise they’re going to stop and give you a ticket.”
Elsewhere, crews were scrambling to remove fallen trees while also clearing catch basins and sidewalks in an attempt to head off flooding issues in the coming days.
“Between the snow melting and the rain coming down, it’s going to make a lot of water,” said Ryan Cotton while clearing sidewalks in Haverhill. “…If the drains are clogged, the water won’t drain out of the street and it will flood over the street.”
The National Weather Service’s Boston office had already issued a series of watches and warnings for New England as of Monday afternoon.
Set to take effect Tuesday night, a flood watch will encompass nearly all of Massachusetts, all of Connecticut and Rhode Island, as well as parts of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
A high wind warning will be in effect for Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and other coastal communities.
A high wind watch and wind advisory will then be in effect for the Metro Boston area and much of central Massachusetts, respectively.
With incoming weather in mind, local officials have urged residents in communities hit hard by snow to locate and help clear catch basins, if possible.
For the latest forecasts and projected storm impacts, read the 7WEATHER blog.
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