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The second powerful weather system in just a few days made its way through New England Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
Heavy rains and strong winds are resulting in travel troubles and power outages to many residents. The warmer temperatures, additional moisture, and snow from the weekend storm melting are compounded, leading to flooding concerns.
Rainfall had mostly wrapped up by 7 a.m. Wednesday. Over a 24 hour period, Hopkington received 4.7 inches of rain, with Wrentham, 4.38 inches, and Northbridge, 4.24 inches, not far behind.
The city experienced serious winds, with gusts measured up to 55 miles per hour. Plymouth saw gusts up to 67 miles per hour, and Blue Hills reached 69 miles per hour.
According to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, as of 9 a.m. more than 6,000 homes were without power.
A National Grid representative said the company has over 800 crews and more than 2,700 personnel deployed to the hardest-hit areas of the state, and that the estimated times of restoration for customers without power are by Wednesday evening at the latest.
Eversource said at 7:30 a.m. that their crews had restored power to just under 8,000 customers already, with 1,400 still without.
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