We have now recorded 4.75 inches of rain here in JP, but much more to the south and SW of Boston. The rain has caused catastrophic flooding in SE mass and RI. Rivers are as much as 7-8 FT above flood stage. Backyards are ponds and streets are rivers throughout the area. Also, Jamaica pond is over the rocks and onto the path in places, and one bench is submerged. Ward's and leverett's pond is way over its banks again, as benches and trash cans along the path are a good 5 feet underwater.
The heaviest rain has ended, but bands will occasionally come in off the ocean and up from the south overnight and Wednesday morning. Then summer like weather will come in for Easter weekend.
Rain totals (inches) : As of 8 PM Tuesday
Cranston, RI: 9.0
Providence, RI: 8.75- Most rain ever in a month! (Details below)
Taunton, MA: 7.2
Weymouth: 7.0
Bridgewater; 6.25
Blue Hill: 5.5 - Monthly record.
Walpole: 5.0
JP: 4.75
Logan; 4.5
Records have been broken: Most rain ever in a month in Providence, RI with nearly 16 inches of rain in March. In Boston we are now up to 14.2 inches for the month, which is second place since record keeping began back in the 1800's! The highest monthly total ever occurred in August of 1955 when we had back to back Hurricanes. The total that month was around 17
inches, so that will unlikely be broken.
Alerts:
Flood Warning remains in effect for all of the area, including Boston. Many river flood warnings are in effect, as rivers are hitting RECORD flood levels.
Boston, MA forecast:
Tonight: Showers. Some heavier downpours are possible. Near steady temps in the 40's, NE winds of 10-20 MPH. Additional rainfall around an inch.
Wednesday: Cloudy with scattered showers, although a few peaks of afternoon sun are possible. Highs around 50. A light NE wind. Additional rainfall up to a quarter of an inch. Rivers and ponds continue to rise.
Final rain totals: Inches
5-9+: The immediate Boston area points south and SW. About 6 inches in JP. Some places in SE MA and RI may end up with around 10-11 inches.
3-5: West of 495 and the Cape and Islands.
Wednesday night: The rain finally ends! Mostly cloudy with lows around 40. The rivers and ponds will remain over flood stage.
April fools day: Clearing quickly with highs near 60 at the coast and 70 west of 128. Some major rivers continue to rise, but most have crested and start to fall by Thursday morning.
Good Friday: Sunny with highs around 75 west of 128 and 65 along the coast.
Saturday and Easter Sunday: Sunny and Hot! Highs near 80!
Early Opening Day outlook: A cold front will come through with a risk of a sprinkle as temps fall into the 50's. Opening night is Sunday night at 8 at Fenway Park.
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After reading that this month in second place for the record, my first thought was "maybe we can get another 3 inches by tomorrow and win!" On second thought, enough!
ReplyDeleteThe Bussey Brook in the Arboretum was a raging torrent tonight, and the usually damp wetlands in the South Street wilds (by the Blackwell Footpath) were flooded to the point that you could go kayaking. A BWSC truck was there, but I'm not sure what they were doing.
If all the rain we've had this month had been snow, how many inches would there have been?
ReplyDeleteIf it was all snow it would have been around 8-10 FEET of snow!
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