Arlington, Massachusetts

The Flood Warning continues for
the Charles River at Dover.
* At 4:00 am Tuesday the stage was 7.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 5.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 7.5 feet by this
afternoon then begin falling.
* Impact... at 8.0 feet... flooding will impact portions of Dover...
Medfield... Millis... Medway... South Natick... Needham and Wellesley
with Road closures and local evacuations possible.

435 am EDT Tue Mar 16 2010

The Flood Warning continues for
the shawsheen river near Wilmington.
* At 3:45 am Tuesday the stage was 10.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to a stage of 8.9 feet
by tomorrow morning.
* Impact... at 11.0 feet... flooding will affect areas along the river
from Wilmington to Lawrence. Some roads will become impassable
including Route 114 near the i495 interchange. Follow the advice of
local officials... and evacuate if asked to do so. Do not drive into
areas where water covers the Road. Basement flooding in low lying
areas is likely and valuables should be moved to higher ground.

435 am EDT Tue Mar 16 2010

The Flood Warning continues for
the Concord River at Lowell.
* At 1:45 am Tuesday the stage was 9.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Impact... at 9.0 feet... significant residential flooding will affect
people living along the Concord River. In Lowell... Merrill
street... joiners and Clark courts may be affected. In Billerica...
Pershing street and stoney drive as well as the Elsie Avenue
neighborhood will be affected. Follow the directions of emergency
management officials.

435 am EDT Tue Mar 16 2010

The Flood Warning continues for
the Sudbury River at Saxonville.
* At 3:15 am Tuesday the stage was 12.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 12.9 feet by this
morning then begin falling.
* Impact... at 13.0 feet... significant flooding occurs along the
river... especially in Wayland. Part of Route 20/State Road west
and Route 27/old Sudbury Road will be impacted. Should
evacuations be required... do so immediately. Follow the advice of
emergency management officials. Know alternate routes for travel...
and stay away from flooded areas.

435 am EDT Tue Mar 16 2010

The Flood Warning continues for
the Nashua River at East Pepperell.
* At 3:30 am Tuesday the stage was 14.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 14.5 feet by this
afternoon then begin falling.
* Impact... at 14.0 feet... flooding is expected in low lying
residential areas along portions of the Nashua River. Follow the
directions provided by your local emergency management officials.
If you are asked to evacuate... do so immediately. Avoid flood prone
locations. Know the alternate routes in your location so you avoid
areas where flood waters may have damaged or closed area roadways.

435 am EDT Tue Mar 16 2010

The Flood Warning continues for
the Assabet River at Maynard.
* At 2:30 am Tuesday the stage was 7.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 5.0 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to a stage of 6.7 feet
by tomorrow morning.
* Impact... at 7.0 feet... significant flooding will affect interests
along the river in Maynard... Concord and Hudson. Roadways may
become impassable due to flood waters and some properties may need
to be evacuated. Follow the directions of local emergency
management officials.

435 am EDT Tue Mar 16 2010

The Flood Warning continues for
the Merrimack River at Lowell.
* At 3:30 am Tuesday the stage was 53.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 52.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 53.6 feet by this
afternoon then begin falling.

435 am EDT Tue Mar 16 2010

The Flood Warning continues for
the squannacook river at West Groton.
* At 3:45 am Tuesday the stage was 7.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
this morning.
* Impact... at 7.5 feet... minor flooding affects the lowest lying
sections of Townsend... including the farmland along Turnpike and
Barker Hill roads.

125 am EDT Tue Mar 16 2010

The National Weather Service in Taunton has extended the

* Flood Warning for small streams in...
Bristol County in Rhode Island...
this includes the cities of... Bristol... Barrington...
Kent County in Rhode Island...
this includes the city of Warwick...
Newport County in Rhode Island...
this includes the city of Newport...
Providence County in Rhode Island...
this includes the cities of... Woonsocket... Providence...
Washington County in Rhode Island...
this includes the city of South Kingstown...
Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
this includes the cities of... Worcester... Milford... Leominster...
Fitchburg...
Essex County in eastern Massachusetts...
this includes the cities of... Newburyport... Lynn... Lawrence...
Gloucester... Beverly...
Middlesex County in eastern Massachusetts...
this includes the cities of... Waltham... Somerville... Newton...
Lowell... Framingham... Cambridge...
Norfolk County in eastern Massachusetts...
this includes the cities of... Weymouth... Quincy... Franklin...
Brookline...
Suffolk County in eastern Massachusetts...
this includes the city of Boston...
Bristol County in southeast Massachusetts...
this includes the cities of... Taunton... North Attleborough... New
Bedford... Fall River... attleborough...
Plymouth County in southeast Massachusetts...
this includes the cities of... Plymouth... Brockton...
eastern Cheshire County in southern New Hampshire...
this includes the cities of... Keene... Jaffrey...
Hillsborough County in southern New Hampshire...
this includes the city of Nashua...

* until 945 am EDT

* at 120 am EDT the rain of the past few days had finally come to an
end. However many of the smaller rivers and streams remain in minor
to moderate flood. There are also a few of the small and mid sized
rivers and streams that have yet to crest. Of particular note are
the Charles River in Medway... the Ipswich river in Ipswich and the
Taunton river in Bridgewater have yet to crest. It is with this in
mind that the Flood Warning for streams and small rivers has been
extended into Tuesday morning.

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported.
Stream rises will be slow and flash flooding is not expected.
However... all interested parties should take necessary precautions
immediately.


Lat... Lon 4307 7151 4277 7134 4289 7089 4265 7059
      4231 7102 4220 7071 4181 7056 4148 7104
      4144 7140 4164 7127 4166 7128 4158 7132
      4158 7133 4178 7138 4139 7147 4131 7182
      4201 7180 4203 7213 4313 7236


Aed

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Boston MA...

a record rainfall of 2.11 inch(es) was measured at Logan
International Airport which set at a new daily rainfall record for
Boston MA for yesterday... March 15th. This breaks the old record of
1.39 set in 1953.

The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 18 hours
for the storm that has been affecting our region since Saturday.
Appreciation is extended to Highway departments... cooperative
observers... Skywarn spotters and media for these reports. This summary
is also available on our home Page at weather.Gov/Boston

********************storm total rainfall********************

Location storm total time/date comments
                     rainfall of
                     (inches) measurement


Connecticut

... Hartford County...
   North Granby 3.21 705 PM 3/15 spotter
   Avon 3.07 1105 PM 3/15 spotter
   Windsor Locks 1.22 537 PM 3/15 bdl Airport

... Windham County...
   Willimantic 2.61 552 PM 3/15 ASOS

Massachusetts

... Barnstable County...
   Hyannis 2.70 551 PM 3/15 ASOS

... Bristol County...
   Mansfield 6.51 1100 PM 3/15 spotter
   Taunton 6.11 100 am 3/16 NWS office
   Raynham 5.10 911 am 3/15 amateur radio east ray
   Acushnet 5.08 1016 am 3/15
   New Bedford 4.66 100 am 3/16 ASOS
   Rehoboth 4.65 1120 PM 3/15 NWS employee

... Dukes County...
   Vineyard Haven 2.48 605 PM 3/15 mvy Airport ASOS

... Essex County...
   Topsfield 10.13 1049 PM 3/15 amateur radio
   Beverly 7.98 417 PM 3/15 media
   Methuen 7.80 948 PM 3/15 spotter
   Beverly 7.75 100 am 3/16 ASOS
   Ipswich 7.71 332 PM 3/15 spotter
   Haverhill 6.81 1014 PM 3/15 amateur radio
   Lawrence 6.80 100 am 3/16 ASOS
   Marblehead 6.80 924 PM 3/15 spotter
   West Peabody 6.50 1047 PM 3/15 amateur radio
   Swampscott 5.53 945 am 3/15 spotter
   Rockport 4.69 909 PM 3/15 spotter

... Franklin County...
   Orange 1.43 607 PM 3/15 ASOS

... Middlesex County...
   Woburn 10.33 1140 PM 3/15 spotter
   Cambridge 8.32 1000 PM 3/15 spotter
   Billerica 8.00 1145 PM 3/15 spotter
   Bedford 7.92 100 am 3/16 ASOS
   Waltham 7.76 904 PM 3/15 spotter
   Acton 7.47 1230 PM 3/15
   Stoneham 7.41 959 PM 3/15 spotter
   Waltham 7.40 411 PM 3/15 spotter
   Wilmington 7.28 1118 PM 3/15 public
   Wakefield 7.18 904 PM 3/15 spotter
   reading 6.98 1000 am 3/15 coop
   Westford 6.00 1010 PM 3/15 spotter
   Lowell 5.85 940 PM 3/15 spotter
   South Billerica 5.85 1045 PM 3/15 spotter
   North Tewksbury 5.77 941 PM 3/15 spotter
   Framingham 5.65 757 PM 3/15 amateur radio
   South Billerica 5.64 430 PM 3/15 spotter
   Hudson 5.03 1032 PM 3/15 spotter

... Norfolk County...
   South Weymouth 9.72 114 am 3/16 media
   Milton 9.51 100 am 3/16 ASOS
   Braintree 8.25 800 PM 3/15 spotter
   Dedham 6.80 1024 PM 3/15 spotter
   Randolph 6.73 1210 am 3/16 spotter
   Norwood 6.70 100 am 3/16 ASOS
   Medway 6.50 521 PM 3/15 amateur radio
   North Randolph 6.20 339 PM 3/15 spotter
   Franklin 4.61 334 PM 3/15 spotter

... Plymouth County...
   Halifax 7.01 709 PM 3/15 spotter
   Bridgewater 6.25 1025 am 3/15 spotter
   Plymouth 5.79 100 am 3/16 ASOS

... Suffolk County...
   East Boston 6.98 100 am 3/16 ASOS
   Winthrop 6.42 300 PM 3/15 spotter

... Worcester County...
   Milford 6.20 955 PM 3/15 spotter
   Ashburnham 5.16 200 am 3/16 coop
   Fitchburg 5.04 100 am 3/16 ASOS
   Shrewsbury 4.77 1018 PM 3/15 spotter
   North Grafton 4.46 1001 PM 3/15 spotter
   Worcester 3.83 100 am 3/16 ASOS
   Southbridge 3.20 1034 PM 3/15 spotter
   Royalston 2.41 823 PM 3/15 spotter

New Hampshire

... Cheshire County...
   Jaffrey 4.91 100 am 3/16 ASOS

... Hillsborough County...
   Francestown 5.45 625 PM 3/15 coop observer
   Hudson 4.63 821 PM 3/15 coop
   Nashua 4.50 1015 PM 3/15 spotter
   Manchester 3.92 100 am 3/16 ASOS
   Goffstown 3.22 704 PM 3/15 spotter

Rhode Island

... Bristol County...
   Warren 4.85 102 am 3/16 public

... Kent County...
   Warwick 3.68 100 am 3/16 tf green ASOS

... Newport County...
   Middletown 2.96 828 PM 3/15 spotter

... Providence County...
   North Foster 5.71 1110 PM 3/15 coop
   Burrillville 4.25 526 PM 3/15 spotter
   East Providence 3.96 107 PM 3/15 spotter
   Providence 3.77 1225 am 3/16 public
   Woonsocket 3.42 1100 am 3/15 spotter

... Washington County...
   South Kingstown 5.55 1215 am 3/16 spotter
   westerly 2.99 615 PM 3/15 ASOS