Major Flooding!

It has now been raining for 2 days and some spots on the north shore have reported 8 inches of rain!! An additional 1-3 inches of rain will fall through Monday, and that will cause more flooding. Some spots may end up with close to a foot of rain! Many rivers are way over their banks, including close to some of our houses here in JP. Evacuations are being ordered all over the state, as the water has come up to first floor windows in some locations. The muddy river along the J-way is way over its banks, along with Leverett's pond. The muddy river gauge currently reads 14 FT 10 inches. If it rises to 15 FT or higher Kenmore square station will be flooded, as well as some roads in Kenmore square- very close to my dad's office. Unfortunately, I expect this to happen. So, I strongly suggest AVOIDING KENMORE STATION ON MONDAY! I encourage seeking an alternate route if your commute takes you through Kenmore square. The storm will slowly move away by Tuesday morning.

A list of all the rivers over Flood stage go to the NWS Taunton site at erh.noaa.gov, then click on Flood Warning.


Alerts:

A Flood Warning is now in effect for most of the state. Don't drive through any big puddles, and avoid the J- Way if you can. Many rivers will continue to rise through Wednesday, so even if skies clear the water will continue to rise.

A Wind Advisory is now in effect until 1 AM Tuesday. The wind will will be strongest during the day on Monday.

A Coastal Flood Warning is in effect for the entire coastline.

Rain totals: Inches

Rockport, MA: 8.0
JP: 5.0
Reading: 4.11
Ipswich: 4.0
Arlington: 3.8 ( 9 this morning)


Wind gusts: MPH. Many trees have come down and 500,000+ are without power.

Blue Hill: 69
Falmouth: 60
Yarmouth: 56
Boston: 55
Brookline: 54
Nantucket: 54







Boston, MA forecast: Stormy start, nice finish to the week.

Tonight: Periods of rain, sometimes heavy. Windy with near steady temps around 38. NE winds increasing to 25-35 MPH with gusts to 60 MPH on the Cape and 50 MPH in Boston. An additional 1-2 inches of rain can be expected.

Monday: Periods of Rain until 2 PM, then SNOW showers likely in Boston and points north and west. But, rain continuing on the south shore. Windy with temps holding steady in the morning, then falling to 34 by 5 PM. NE winds of 25-35 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH. New rainfall around an inch likely. Some snow may stick to the grass, but it will not stick to the pavement.

Monday night: Snow showers likely until 2 AM, then remaining cloudy. Still windy with lows in the upper 20's to low 30's. NE winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH. Snow probably will stick to the grass, and may stick to the pavement north and west of 495. A flash freeze is possible by morning. Final rain totals at end of blog.

Tuesday: Cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40's. North wind of 20-30 MPH.

St. Patrick's Day: Finally skies will clear and temps will rebound into the mid 50's.

Thursday: Sunny, highs in the mid 50's.

Friday: Sunny, highs in the mid to upper 50's.

Rainfall totals:

6-12 inches: The metro Boston area and Essex county. Around 7 inches of rain in JP by Monday evening.

3-6: West of Worcester.