Flash Flood Warning, Boston
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Dangerous flash floods stranded motorists and left roadways under water. Some outdoor activities were canceled as communities scurried to keep pace with the rising waters.
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Flash flooding paralyses Boston's morning commuteI-93 was essentially a river Thursday morning as torrential downpours dumped up to six inches of rain across eastern Massachusetts. As you probably heard from your phone's alert system screaming at you,
Thursday's rain was a highly localized event. The highest impact was only felt over a 5-to-10 mile area south of Boston.
Heavy rainfall caused areas of flooding on I-93 and other major roadways in Massachusetts on Thursday morning.
Boston is in for a muggy humid, hot week, according to National Weather Service forecasts, with more flooding possible as the week goes on.
The agency predicted rain would fall at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour, potentially overwhelming small creeks and streams, streets, highways and underpasses, as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
BRAINTREE, Mass. — Drenching downpours quickly turned highways and streets in eastern Massachusetts into rivers, just as traffic started to build for the Thursday morning commute. A large part of Interstate 93 in the Milton-Quincy area was underwater before 7 a.m. as torrential rain moved through.
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